Accuracy and economic evaluation of screening tests for undiagnosed COPD among hypertensive individuals in Brazil

Accuracy and economic evaluation of screening tests for undiagnosed COPD among hypertensive individuals in Brazil

Abstract In Brazil, prevalence of diagnosed COPD among adults aged 40 years and over is 16% although over 70% of cases remain undiagnosed. Hypertension is common and well-recorded in primary care, and frequently co-exists with COPD because of common causes such as tobacco smoking, therefore we condu...

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Main Authors: S. M. Martins, A. P. Dickens, W. Salibe-Filho, A. A. Albuquerque Neto, P. Adab, A. Enocson, B. G. Cooper, L. V. A. Sousa, A. J. Sitch, S. Jowett, R. Adams, K. K. Cheng, C. Chi, J. Correia-de-Sousa, A. Farley, N. Gale, K. Jolly, M. Maglakelidze, T. Maghlakelidze, K. Stavrikj, A. M. Turner, S. Williams, R. E. Jordan, R. Stelmach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-022-00303-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-022-00303-w

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