Prevalence of COPD: First epidemiological study of a large region in Turkey

Gunen H., HACIEVLİYAGİL S. S., YETKİN Ö., GÜLBAŞ G., Mutlu L. C., PEHLİVAN E.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.19, sa.7, ss.499-504, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.06.028
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.499-504
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide, epidemiological data oil COPD is very limited. This study was designed to obtain some baseline data on COPD in the Malatya region of Turkey.