Open AccessA Systematic Literature Review of the Humanistic Burden of COPD
Author(s) -
John R. Hurst,
Mohd Kashif Siddiqui,
Balwant Singh,
Precil Varghese,
Ulf Holmgren,
Enrico De Nigris
Publication year - 2021
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.s296696
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , quality of life (healthcare) , exacerbation , comorbidity , disease , depression (economics) , intensive care medicine , anxiety , disease burden , incidence (geometry) , systematic review , physical therapy , medline , psychiatry , physics , nursing , political science , law , optics , economics , macroeconomics
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, causing substantial economic and social burden.