The emerging Chinese COPD epidemic

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Abstract

Few people today question the global burden of chronic respiratory diseases, of which chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most prominent cause of disability-adjusted life-years.1 Tobacco smoking, poverty, and exposure to biomass fuel are the most important risk factors for COPD globally, and which are unevenly spread.
Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Lancet
Volume391
Issue number10131
Early online date9 Apr 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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