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Obstructive Lung Disease
Research from A.M.B. Menezes and co-researchers in the area of obstructive lung disease described
August 12th, 2008
According to recent research from Pelotas, Brazil, "Five Latin American cities: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Montevideo, Uruguay; Santiago, Chile; Caracas, Venezuela. To describe the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Latin America." "This is a multi Centre study. Post-bronchodilator spirometry was used and the main outcome measure was FEV1/FVC < 0.7 (fixed ratio criterion). Global Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stages were also analysed. The combined population aged >= 40 years in the five countries included in the study was approximately 85.3 million. Of these, it was estimated that 12.2 million have airflow obstruction, which...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-12)
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