Geographic disparity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality rates among the Taiwan population.

Geographic disparity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality rates among the Taiwan population.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes a high disease burden among the elderly worldwide. In Taiwan, the long-term temporal trend of COPD mortality is declining, but the geographical disparity of the disease is not yet known. Nationwide COPD age-adjusted mortality at the township level...

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Main Authors: Ta-Chien Chan, Po-Huang Chiang, Ming-Daw Su, Hsuan-Wen Wang, Michael Shi-yung Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4028296?pdf=render

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