Open AccessCOPD
Author(s) -
Saba Ajaz Baloch,
Farya Zafar,
Huma Ali,
Ghazala Raza Naqvi,
Ghazala Raza Naqvi,
Sohail Khan,
Muhammad Fazal Hussain Qureshi,
Shehla Siddiqui
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2016.23.08.1658
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , intensive care medicine , environmental health , health care , economic growth , economics
Due to high occurrence of COPD the health care providers faced multiplechallenges in reducing COPD burden worldwide. In this review we compiled informationsrelated with features, risks, occurrence, health and economic burden of COPD and strategiesadopting for reducing the COPD burden on patients.