Role of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Chronic Lung Diseases.

نویسندگان

  • Ashok A Mahashur
  • Jai B Mullerpattan
چکیده

C pulmonary diseases, a s m a i n l y d e f i n e d b y asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension etc., represent the third leading cause of death in United States and account for more than 143,382 deaths in 201148. The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in India is estimated to be 31.4–57.1% over 60 years of age.1

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India

دوره 63 4 Suppl  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015