Open AccessThe prevalence of chronic bronchitis in adults living in the center of Gumushane
Author(s) -
Nuri Tutar,
Selma Yeşilkaya,
Mehmet Erdem Memetoğlu,
Deniz Özel,
Emre Boşnak
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tuberkuloz ve toraks/tüberküloz ve toraks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0494-1373
DOI - 10.5578/tt.3070
Subject(s) - chronic bronchitis , medicine , copd , bronchitis , logistic regression , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are major components of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of chronic bronchitis 20 years and over living in the center of Gumushane and to analyze the risk factors.