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Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated risk factors in Uganda (FRESH AIR Uganda): a prospective cross-sectional observational study.

van Gemert, F; Kirenga, B; Chavannes, N; Kamya, M; Luzige, S; Musinguzi, P; Turyagaruka, J; Jones, R; Tsiligianni, I; Williams, S; de Jong, C; van der Molen, T (2015-01)

BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the damage to respiratory health caused by biomass smoke and tobacco smoke. We assessed the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and related ...

Predicting frequent COPD exacerbations using primary care data.

Kerkhof, M; Freeman, D; Jones, R; Chisholm, A; Price, DB; Respiratory Effectiveness Group (2015)

PURPOSE: Acute COPD exacerbations account for much of the rising disability and costs associated with COPD, but data on predictive risk factors are limited. The goal of the current study was to develop a robust, clinically ...