Characteristics of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in the pulmonology clinics of seven Asian cities
Author(s) -
Jin Hwa Lee,
Yeon-Mok Oh,
Arvind Bhome,
Boonsawat,
Kirthi Gunasekera,
Dushantha dushantha madegedara,
Luisito F. Idolor,
Camilo C. Roa,
Woo Jin Kim,
HanPin Kuo,
ChunHua Wang,
Le Thi Tuyet Lan,
Richard Li-Cher Loh,
Choo-Khoon Ong,
Alan Ng,
Masaharu Nishimura,
Hironi Makita,
Edwin K. Silverman,
Jae Seung Lee,
Ting Yang,
Yingxiang Lin,
Wang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s36283
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonology , pulmonary disease , copd , pulmonary medicine , intensive care medicine
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. We evaluated the characteristics of stable COPD patients in the pulmonology clinics of seven Asian cities and also evaluated whether the exposure to biomass fuels and dusty jobs were related to respiratory symptoms, airflow limitation, and quality of life in the COPD patients.
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