Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated factors: the PLATINO Study in São Paulo, Brazil Prevalência de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica e fatores associados: Estudo PLATINO em São Paulo, Brasil

• Main Authors: Ana Maria Baptista Menezes (Author), José Roberto Jardim (Author), Rogelio Pérez-Padilla (Author), Aquiles Camelier (Author), Fernanda Rosa (Author), Oliver Nascimento (Author), Pedro Curi Hallal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2005-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now a major public health concern; deaths attributable to COPD in Latin America have increased by 65.0% in the last decade. This study was aimed at evaluating COPD prevalence and associated factors in adults (> 40 years) living in Greater Metropolit...