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

• Main Authors: Frederik van Gemert, MD (Author), Bruce Kirenga, MMED (Author), Niels Chavannes, PhD (Author), Prof. Moses Kamya, PhD (Author), Simon Luzige, MMED (Author), Patrick Musinguzi, MMED (Author), John Turyagaruka, MPH (Author), Rupert Jones, MD (Author), Ioanna Tsiligianni, PhD (Author), Sian Williams, MSc (Author), Corina de Jong, PhD (Author), Prof. Thys van der Molen, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 risk factors in a rural region of Uganda. Methods: We did this prospective obser...