Prevalence of COPD among symptomatic patients in a primary care setting
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[Treating COPD in chronic patients in a primary-care setting].
The aging of the populations in Western countries entails an increase in chronic diseases, which becomes evident with the triad of age, comorbidities and polymedication. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease represents one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality, with a prevalence in Spain of 10.2% in the population aged 40 to 80. In recent years, it has come to be defined not o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Medical Research and Opinion
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0300-7995,1473-4877
DOI: 10.1185/03007990903241350