RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Bankhead, Charles
T1 COPD Patients have Significant Disease Burden before Diagnosis
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2010
FD SAGE Publications
VO 10
IS 3
SP 3
OP 3
DO 10.1177/155989771003001
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/3/3.abstract
AB Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a significant respiratory disease burden in the 2 years leading up to diagnosis. This article reviews a large general practice database from the United Kingdom showed that 42% of COPD patients had one or more acute respiratory events in the 24 months prior to diagnosis.