title: [Underdiagnosed disease with high mortality. Prevalence of COPD is strongly related to smoking habits and increasing age].
authors.affiliation: Sunderby sjukhus, Luleå. anne.lindberg@algmed.se
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindberg
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lundbäck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects