Prevalence and incidence of COPD in smokers and non-smokers: the Rotterdam Study

COPD is the third leading cause of death in the world and its global burden is predicted to increase further. Even though the prevalence of COPD is well studied, only few studies examined the incidence of COPD in a prospective and standardized manner. In a prospective population-based cohort study (...

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Main Authors: Terzikhan, Natalie, Verhamme, Katia M. C., Hofman, Albert, Stricker, Bruno H., Brusselle, Guy G., Lahousse, Lies
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005388/