Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated risk factors in Uganda (FRESH AIR Uganda): a prospective cross-sectional observational study

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated risk factors in Uganda (FRESH AIR Uganda): a prospective cross-sectional observational study

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the damage to respiratory health caused by biomass smoke and tobacco smoke. We assessed the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and related risk factors in a rural region of Uganda. Methods: We did this prospective obser...

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Main Authors: Frederik van Gemert, MD, Bruce Kirenga, MMED, Niels Chavannes, PhD, Prof. Moses Kamya, PhD, Simon Luzige, MMED, Patrick Musinguzi, MMED, John Turyagaruka, MPH, Rupert Jones, MD, Ioanna Tsiligianni, PhD, Sian Williams, MSc, Corina de Jong, PhD, Prof. Thys van der Molen, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X14703377

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