Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a worldwide problem

Joan B Soriano; Bernd Lamprecht

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2012.02.005

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a worldwide problem

Med Clin North Am. 2012 Jul;96(4):671-80. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2012.02.005.

Authors

Joan B Soriano¹, Bernd Lamprecht

Affiliation

¹ Fundació Caubet-CIMERA Illes Balears, Recinte Hospital Joan March, Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain. jbsoriano@caubet-cimera.es

PMID: 22793937
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2012.02.005

Abstract

Respiratory diseases receive little attention and funding in comparison with other major causes of global morbidity and mortality. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been a major public health problem and will remain a challenge for clinicians within the twenty-first century. Worldwide, COPD is in the spotlight because of its high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality, and creates formidable challenges for health care systems. This review summarizes the magnitude of the COPD problem at the population and individual levels.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cost of Illness
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Global Health*
Humans
Mass Screening
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / epidemiology*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / etiology
Risk Factors
Spirometry