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Title: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in America’s Black Population

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

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ISSN: 1073-449X

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201810-1909PP

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Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive, debilitating respiratory condition and currently the third leading cause of death in the United States (1). Though over 11 million people have been diagnosed with COPD, many more have undiagnosed disease (1). This number is projected to increase further as America’s population ages. COPD is increasingly being recognized as a major health problem in America’s multicultural black population. Until recent studies such as COPDGene (Genetic Study of the Epidemiology of COPD) (2), which . . .

Url: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.201810-1909PP

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Authors: Ejike, Chinedu O.; Dransfield, Mark T.; Hansel, Nadia N.; Putcha, Nirupama; Raju, Sarath; Martinez, Carlos H.; Han, MeiLan K.

Periodical (Full): American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Issue: 4

Volume: 200

Pages: 423-430

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Other, Population Health and Health Systems, Race and Ethnicity

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