Current status and preventive strategies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a literature review.

ABSTRACT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory disease that seriously threatens human health and wellbeing, thereby representing an important public health problem. At present, it is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, and is estimated to become the third greatest cause of death by 2030. In China, the prevalence of COPD is increasing, secondary to an increase in smoking, air pollution and an aging population, resulting in a current the mortality of COPD in China which is higher than the global average. Moreover, the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate of COPD in China is still relatively high, with an associated heavy economic burden to patients, their families and society. Unfortunately, current measures for treatment and prevention of COPD in China ar

SUBMITTER: Quan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8264680 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature