Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: an epidemiologic cohort study from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network

ME Green, N Natajaran, DE O'Donnell… - … Open Access Journal, 2015 - cmajopen.ca
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is mostly managed within
primary care, but there is little Canadian evidence from this setting. This study was …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in UK primary care: incidence and risk factors

LA García Rodríguez, MA Wallander… - COPD: Journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
We evaluated the association of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with
modifiable risk factors such as smoking and prescription medications, and investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a risk factor in primary care: a Canadian retrospective cohort study

A Cave, A Pham, C Lindeman, B Soos… - NPJ primary care …, 2021 - nature.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex disease that is predicted to be
the third most common cause of death by 2030. In Canada, the care and management of …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities to diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in routine care in the UK: a retrospective study of a clinical cohort

RCM Jones, D Price, D Ryan, EJ Sims… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Patterns of health-care use and comorbidities present in patients in the period
before diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are unknown. We …

Trends in the epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England: a national study of 51 804 patients

CR Simpson, J Hippisley-Cox, A Sheikh - British Journal of General Practice, 2010 - bjgp.org
Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitute a
substantial burden to healthcare services. Analysis of national healthcare datasets offers the …

Healthcare system encounters before COPD diagnosis: a registry-based longitudinal cohort study

KM Johnson, A Khakban, S Bryan, DD Sin… - Thorax, 2020 - thorax.bmj.com
Background There is high interest in strategies for improving early detection of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These strategies often rely on opportunistic …

[HTML][HTML] Primary care risk stratification in COPD using routinely collected data: a secondary data analysis

M Johnson, L Rigge, D Culliford, L Josephs… - NPJ primary care …, 2019 - nature.com
Most clinical contacts with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients take
place in primary care, presenting opportunity for proactive clinical management. Electronic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated health-care resource use-North Carolina, 2007 and 2009.

Centers for Disease Control and … - MMWR: Morbidity & …, 2012 - search.ebscohost.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including emphysema and chronic
bronchitis, is a progressive condition in which airflow becomes limited, making it difficult to …

Trends in COPD prevalence and exacerbation rates in Dutch primary care

EWMA Bischoff, TRJ Schermer, H Bor, P Brown… - British Journal of …, 2009 - bjgp.org
Background Changes in the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
its exacerbations on primary health care are not well studied. Aim To identify trends in the …

Undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contributes to the burden of health care use. Data from the CanCOLD study

LE Labonte, WC Tan, PZ Li, P Mancino… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains undiagnosed in many
individuals with persistent airflow limitation. These individuals may be susceptible to …