Review outlines rising mortality and clinical burden of COPD compared with asthma, highlighting cigarette smoking and workplace exposures as key drivers.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality.In Europe COPD and asthma, together with pneumonia, are the third most common cause of death.In North America COPD is the fourth leading cause of death, and mortality rates and prevalence are increasing.The incidence and morbidity from COPD are rising.The main risk factors are cigarette smoking and occupational exposure.
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