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The Sex Factor: Epidemiology and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in British Columbia

Pat G. Camp,Munaza Chaudhry,Howard M. Platt,Michael Roch,Jeremy Road,Donald Sin+1 more-2008-01-01-Canadian Respiratory Journal
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Prevalence and mortality measured with administrative health data do not show evidence of relative increase in the prevalence of COPD for women in British Columbia. However, further analysis of ICD-9 490 may identify an early 'at-risk' group, specifically in women.

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Prevalence and mortality measured with administrative health data do not show evidence of relative increase in the prevalence of COPD for women in British Columbia. However, further analysis of ICD-9 490 may identify an early 'at-risk' group, specifically in women.

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MedicineCOPDChronic bronchitisEpidemiologyReferralDiagnosis codePulmonary diseaseMortality rate

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