title: Prevalence of chronic bronchitis in urban population of Kashmir.
abstract: Population based survey was conducted in an urban area of Kashmir comprising 629 males and 511 females. Majority (27.9%) of individuals studied were in the age group of < 40 years. Prevalence of chronic bronchitis was more in the age group of 70 years and above (14.12%), in smokers the prevalence was 7.55% and in people living in poorly ventilated dwellings it was 10.56%.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Latif
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D014505:Urban Population