title: Epidemiology and prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 3 million people in the world die as a consequence of COPD every year. Tobacco use remains the main factor associated with development of disease in the industrialized world, but other risk factors are important and preventable causes of COPD, particularly in the developing world. The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature on the subject and to provide an update of the most recent advances in the field.
authors: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 625 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
authors: Enrique
authors: E
authors: Diaz-Guzman
authors: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 625 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA; Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, 111 Washington Avenue, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. Electronic address: dmannino@uky.edu.
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Mannino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D015995:Prevalence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Trends