B. Lundback (Umea, Sweden)
Factors explaining COPD underdiagnosis in 5 Latin American cities: Platino study M. Montes de Oca, C. Tálamo, D. Moreno, A. Menezes, R. Perez-Padilla, M. Lopez, A. Muiño, J. Jardim, G. Valdivia, J. Pertuze, R. Halbert (Venezuela; Brazil; Mexico; Uruguay; Chile; United States Of America)
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Under-diagnosis and under-treatment of COPD in Adana, Turkey (BOLD-Turkey study) A. Kocabas, S. Turkyilmaz, T. Unalan, A. Hancioglu, S. Kuleci, I. Hanta, S. A. Buist (Balcali, Ankara, Turkey; Portland, United States Of America)
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The prevalence of COPD in Cape Town in relation to tobacco exposure in men and women A. Jithoo, A. S. Buist, W. M. Vollmer, M. Allison, C. J. Lombard, N. Beyers, P. G. Burney, S. Chinn, E. D. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa; Portland, United States Of America; London, United Kingdom)
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COPD prevalence in Austria: results from the Burden of obstructive lung disease (BOLD) study L. Schirnhofer, B. Lamprecht, W. Vollmer, M. Allison, M. Studnicka, R. Jensen, S. Buist (Salzburg, Austria; Portland, Salt Lake City, United States Of America)
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COPD – future prospects for women D. H. Wilson, G. Tucker, R. J. Adams, S. Appleton, R. E. Ruffin (Adelaide, Australia)
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The Northjutland COPD prevention study (NCPS) J. G. Hansen, H. T. Sorensen, K. Overvad, O. Omland (Aalborg, Denmark)
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The OLIN COPD study – design and the first year‘s mortality A. Lindberg, L. G. Larsson, A. C. Jonsson, L. Hedman, S. Sundberg, E. Rönmark, B. Lundbäck (Luleå, Umeå, Stockholm, Sweden)
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Physician-diagnosed COPD GOLD stage IV in Östersund, Sweden: prevalence and patient characteristics N. Stenfors (Ostersund, Sweden)
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Burden of COPD in primary care setting (PCS) M. Bednarek, J. Maciejewski, R. Plywaczewski, D. Gorecka, J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Sierpc, Poland)
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Risk factors for COPD J. N. Krasnova, E. V. Grimailova, A. A. Dzizinskii (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
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Epidemiological survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Hanoi, Vietnam C. Q. Ngo, T. Tran (Hanoi, Viet Nam)
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Respiratory symptoms and spirometry screening assessment in the general population Z. M. Lazic, S. M. Mojsilovic, L. A. Novkovic, I. B. Cekerevac, O. M. Gajovic (Kragujevac, Serbia And Montenegro)
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Prevalence of pulmonary emphysema in medical examinees with obstructive ventilatory impairment discovered in multiphasic health screening N. Nishimura, M. Tsukamoto, M. Fukakusa, N. Uchiyama, K. Oikado, M. Matsusako, S. Hiramatsu, N. Chonabayashi (Tokyo, Japan)
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An epidemiological study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a rural town of Japan: a one-year follow-up study M. Tabusadani, R. Kozu, H. Senju, M. Hanada, H. Sueta, K. Kida (Nagasaki, Saga, Tabira-cho, Tokyo, Japan)
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Sex differences in COPD morbidity in people residing in Osaka area (Japan) S. Hayashi, S. Sumitani, K. Hirata, M. Sakatani, M. Suemura (Sakai, Osaka, Japan)
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Predictive factors of chronic air flow limitation in the elderly: any gender difference? M. L. Marty, C. Raherison, C. Nejjari, H. Guénard, J. F. Dartigues, P. Barberger-Gateau, J. F. Tessier (Bordeaux, France; Fes, Morocco)
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Prevalence estimate of obstructive lung diseases based on multiple data sources P. Piccioni, E. Migliore, M. P. Forneris, A. Carosso, I. Baussano, M. Bugiani (Turin, Italy)
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Exploring the procedures used to initially diagnose COPD in Greece V. Tsagaraki, S. Markantonis, I. Ouvenis, S. Mavropoulou, A. Pagalis, T. Douvitsas, I. Sfiniadakis, A. Kleitsas (Athens, Greece)
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Early detection of COPD using high risk detecting questionnaire K. Stravinskaite, K. Malakauskas, B. Sitkauskiene, R. Sakalauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
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Prevalence and co-morbidity of asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema: a pan-European estimation S. Bouutin-Forzano, D. Moreau, X. Bonnefoy, D. Charpin, I. Annesi-Maesano (Paris, Marseille, France; Bonn, Germany)
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