Lifetime risk of hospital diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in remote Aboriginal people: a cohort study.

CONCLUSIONS: These Aboriginal people have a high lifetime risk of COPD, and one in two have hospital-diagnosed COPD during their lifetime. Our findings warrant further efforts and resources to combat this condition in remote Aboriginal communities. PMID: 25091073 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25091073?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - August 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Wang Z, Hoy WE Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research

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