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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...
Autores principales: | Pothirat, Chaicharn, Chaiwong, Warawut, Phetsuk, Nittaya, Pisalthanapuna, Sangnual, Chetsadaphan, Nonglak, Inchai, Juthamas |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2015
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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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