Understanding racial differences of COPD patients with an ecological model: two large cohort studies in the US and Korea

• Main Authors: Hye Yun Park (Author), Hyun Lee (Author), Danbee Kang (Author), Hye Sook Choi (Author), Yeong Ha Ryu (Author), Ki-Suck Jung (Author), Don D. Sin (Author), Juhee Cho (Author), Kwang Ha Yoo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There are limited data about the racial difference in the characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who are treated at clinics. We aimed to compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics between US and Korean COPD patients using large-scale nationwid...