Open Access<p>A Novel Case-Finding Instrument for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Country Settings</p>
Author(s) -
Trishul Siddharthan,
Adaeze C. Wosu,
Suzanne L. Pollard,
Shakir Hossen,
Patricia Alupo,
Timothy Shade,
Robert Kalyesubula,
Shumonta Quaderi,
Robert A. Wise,
John R. Hurst,
Bruce Kirenga,
William Checkley
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/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.s268076
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , spirometry , percentile , gold standard (test) , bronchodilator , population , physical therapy , asthma , cross sectional study , environmental health , pathology , statistics , mathematics
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for >90% of deaths and illness episodes related to COPD; however, this condition is commonly underdiagnosed in these settings. Case-finding instruments for COPD may improve diagnosis and identify individuals that need treatment, but few have been validated in resource-limited settings.