Incidence and Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta, Canada

Introduction: This longitudinal, retrospective cohort study of patients with COPD describes baseline characteristics, adherence, and persistence following initiation of

Background: The objective of the study was to estimate the self-reported prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Greece and to quantify its burden on

one retrospective audit of prehospital oxygen therapy given to 211 patients with acute exacerbations of COPD found that those treated with oxygen at a concentration of $ 28%

Background: This retrospective cohort study compared the risks of exacerbations and COPD-related healthcare costs between patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1.Cough Chronic duration cough which is present daily or intermittently, often present in all times of the day,sometimes only at night time. 2.Chronic sputum production in COPD

Studies were included for the current meta-analysis if they were prospective or retrospective cohort studies with statin therapy in patients with COPD; and they provided

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression at the beginning of the study in a cohort of patients diagnosed with

Based on the information from the 47 studies, the estimates of COPD prevalence for males and females in the years 1990, 2000 and 2010 are shown in Figure 3.. Across all three