Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Asia-Pacific region: the EPIC Asia population-based survey

Lim, Sam; Lam, David; Razak Muttalif, Abdul; Yunus, Faisal; Wongtim, Somkiat; Thi Tuyet Lan, Le; Shetty, Vikram; Chu, Romeo; Zheng, Jinping; Perng, Diahn-Warng; De Guia, Teresita

doi:10.1186/s12930-015-0020-9

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Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Asia-Pacific region: the EPIC Asia population-based survey

Published in Asia Pacific Family Medicine • Apr 22, 2015

Authors:

Sam Lim

David Lam

Abdul Razak Muttalif

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a clinical syndrome encompassing a group of chronic, progressive, and debilitating respiratory conditions, that are characterized by incompletely reversible airflow limitation. Within the Asia-Pacific region, prevalence estimates have been ...

Subject

Medicine

COPD

Chronic bronchitis

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