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Published in: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 6/2010

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COPD a social disease: inappropriateness and pharmaco-economics. The role of the specialist: present and future

Authors: Claudio F. Donner, Mirco Lusuardi

Published in: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine | Issue 6/2010

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The prevalence of chronic respiratory disorders has been increasing steadily over the past several years and currently constitutes a serious public health problem. Chronic respiratory disorders (including lung cancer) represent worldwide the second most important cause of mortality and their frequency and diffusion are probably far greater than realized, given that they are often underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed. As a matter of fact, many patients are not diagnosed until the chronic respiratory disease is severe enough to prevent normal daily activities. Underdiagnosis has not only an epidemiological relevance, but also implies clinical consequences: as little attention is paid to respiratory diseases by the individual and the community, those affected receive late and non-optimal treatment. …
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Metadata
Title
COPD a social disease: inappropriateness and pharmaco-economics. The role of the specialist: present and future
Authors
Claudio F. Donner
Mirco Lusuardi
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine / Issue 6/2010
Electronic ISSN: 2049-6958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-5-6-437

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