@article{JTD346,
author = {Nanshan Zhong},
title = {Nipping it in the bud: An inspiring mission for prevention and management of COPD},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {4},
number = {2},
year = {2012},
keywords = {},
abstract = {An epidemiological survey in China revealed that the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease (COPD) was 8.2% among Chinese adults aged 40 years or older (12.4% in men and 5.1%in women) (1). Of the patients surveyed, up to 70.7% suffered from mild (stage I) or moderate(stage II) condition, and were almost free of dyspnea (including exertional dyspnea), or withunspecific symptoms like chronic cough and sputum which were readily neglected. As a result,only 35.1% of these COPD patients had ever been diagnosed, contributing to a rate of detectionfar below the actual prevalence in the country.},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/346}
}