12-month prevalence of known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Germany

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with a high disease burden and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Smoking is the key modifiable risk factor for COPD in Germany. GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS surveyed the 12-month prevalence of known COPD using the European indicator on...

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Main Authors: Henriette Steppuhn, Ronny Kuhnert, Christa Scheidt-Nave
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Robert Koch Institute 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Health Monitoring
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Online Access:https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/FactSheets_en/JoHM_03_2017_Prevalence_chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease.pdf?__blob=publicationFile