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Chronic respiratory diseases.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Abstract | • Worldwide 235 million people are affected by asthma. It is the most common chronic disease among children and also affects adults. • The causes of asthma and the reasons for its increasing prevalence in lowand middle-income countries are not well understood. • 64 million people suffer from COPD, a term that covers emphysema and chronic bronchitis. 90% live in lowand middle-income countries. • COPD caused more than 3 million deaths in 2005. The number of COPD deaths is expected to increase by more than 30% in the next 10 years; and WHO projects it will be the 3rd leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. • Nearly 3 billion people rely on solid fuel for cooking, heat and light, exposing them to dangerous indoor air pollution that causes some 2 million deaths each year, primarily in lowand middle-income countries. Women and children are the most heavily affected because they spend more time in the home than men. • Dusts and chemicals (vapors, fumes and irritants), as well as tobacco smoke, are risk factors for occupational lung diseases, asthma and COPD. • Chronic lung disease touches every aspect of the lives of those affected and their families and communities. |
| Starting Page | 4 |
| Ending Page | 5 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ncdalliance.org/printpdf/chronic-respiratory-diseases |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.docum-enter.com/get/hlJMScieD_8AZsvzqaj5LWtVjkYtrocXZYn17oJ9CYk,/chronic-respiratory-diseases-WHO.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/ombp/documents/respiratory.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.docum-enter.com/get/vUPS_ob3L_fmCBfXZtJNK7rmMprMxQYdh71iLq_FxzE,/chronic-respiratory-diseases-WHO.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.who.int/gard/publications/chronic_respiratory_diseases.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ncdalliance.org/printpdf/why-ncds/ncd-management/chronic-respiratory-diseases |
| PubMed reference number | 8436891v1 |
| Volume Number | 47 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Journal | Journal of epidemiology and community health |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Bronchitis Bronchitis, Chronic Cessation of life Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease Chronic disease Chronic lung disease Community Irritants Lung diseases Pulmonary Emphysema Respiration Disorders Tobacco smoke fume vapor |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
