Strategies for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of COPD in low- and middle- income countries: The importance of primary care

• Main Authors: Rossaki, Foteini M., Hurst, John Robert, van Gemert, Frederik, Kirenga, Bruce James, Williams, Sian, Khoo, Ee Ming, Tsiligianni, Ioanna, Tabyshova, Aizhamal, van Boven, Job F. M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34257/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a high proportion of the global morbidity and mortality caused by COPD. Increased exposure to risk factors throughout life (e.g. malnutrition, indoor and outdoor air pollution, and smoking) is associated with higher COPD prevalence in LMICs and the lack...