Estimating prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Southern Cone of Latin America: how different spirometric criteria may affect disease burden and health policies

General Info

Geography

Argentina (ARG)

Chile (CHL)

Uruguay (URY)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 2011 - December, 2012

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

COPD, Respiratory function tests

Citation

Authors

Sobrino E, Irazola VE, Gutierrez L, Chen CS, Lanas F, Calandrelli M, Ponzo J, Mores N, Serón P, Lee A, He J, Rubinstein AL

Journal

BMC Pulm Med

Pages

187

Publication year

2017

Suggested citation

Sobrino E, Irazola VE, Gutierrez L, Chen CS, Lanas F, Calandrelli M, Ponzo J, Mores N, Serón P, Lee A, He J, Rubinstein AL. Estimating prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Southern Cone of Latin America: how different spirometric criteria may affect disease burden and health policies. BMC Pulm Med. 2017; 17(1): 187.