Open AccessPrevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Roy Arokiam Daniel,
Praveen Aggarwal,
Mani Kalaivani,
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_159_21
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , spirometry , meta analysis , confidence interval , pulmonary disease , cochrane library , psychological intervention , population , medline , systematic review , physical therapy , environmental health , asthma , political science , law , psychiatry
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing worldwide. There is a lack of national-level estimates on the magnitude of COPD in India. Hence, we estimated the prevalence of COPD among adults in India.