Determinants of underdiagnosis of COPD in national and international surveys

<strong>Background:</strong> COPD ranks within the top three causes of mortality in the global burden of disease, yet it remains largely underdiagnosed. We assessed the underdiagnosis of COPD and its determinants in national and international surveys of general populations. <strong&...

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Main Authors: Lamprecht, B, Joan, S, Studnicka, M, Kaiser, B, Vanfleteren, L, Gnatiuc, L, Lamprecht, P, Miravitlles, M, García-Rio, F, Akbari, K, Julio, A, Menezes, A, Perez-Padilla, R, Montes de Oca, M, Torres-Duque, C, Caballero, A, González-García, M, Buist, S
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2015