A comparative study of COPD burden between urban vs rural communities in northern Thailand

BACKGROUND: COPD prevalence and consequent burden are expected to rapidly increase worldwide. Until now, there has been no community-based study of COPD in Thailand. PURPOSE: We aimed to compare the prevalence, clinical characteristics, disease severity, previous diagnosis, and management of COPD be...

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Autores principales: Pothirat, Chaicharn, Chaiwong, Warawut, Phetsuk, Nittaya, Pisalthanapuna, Sangnual, Chetsadaphan, Nonglak, Inchai, Juthamas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4459631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26082627
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S82303

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4459631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26082627
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S82303

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