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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the beginning of the XXI Century

   
@article{JTD33036,
	author = {Alvar Agusti and Jing Zhang},
	title = {Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the beginning of the XXI Century},
	journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
	volume = {11},
	number = {11},
	year = {2019},
	keywords = {},
	abstract = {Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health problem because its high prevalence (about 10% of the adult population, e.g., 13.7% in population over 40-year old in China (1), rising incidence, associated morbidity and mortality and personal, familiar, social and economic associated costs (2). Traditionally, COPD has been considered a disease of old men self-inflicted by tobacco smoking. Yet, recent research evidence (3,4) challenges this traditional paradigm. This Editorial briefly reviews some of these challenges and proposes a novel understanding of COPD at the beginning of the XXI Century.},
	issn = {2077-6624},	url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/33036}
}