Estimating the global prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Nadia AL Wachami (Author), Morad Guennouni (Author), Younes Iderdar (Author), Karima Boumendil (Author), Maryem Arraji (Author), Yassmine Mourajid (Author), Fatima Zahra Bouchachi (Author), Mohamed Barkaoui (Author), Mohamed Lahbib Louerdi (Author), Abderraouf Hilali (Author), Mohamed Chahboune (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem. The present study aims to provide a global and regional estimate of the prevalence of COPD based on spirometry according to the two most widely used diagnostic criteria of COPD: fixed ratio (FR) and lo...