title: Increasing burden of COPD in rural India: an example why India warrants primary healthcare reforms.
abstract: Battle against COPD: time to reinforce the primary healthcare units of rural areas of India to combat lung diseaseshttp://ow.ly/ZAwge.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pneumology, Allergy and Asthma Research Centre, Kolkata, India; Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Toshita
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kalkana
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pneumology, Allergy and Asthma Research Centre, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Saibal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moitra
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India; Jindal Clinics, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Surinder K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pneumology, Allergy and Asthma Research Centre, Kolkata, India; Dept of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Subhabrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moitra