Epidemiology of COPD

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands), K. May (Warsaw, Poland)
COPD among middle-aged and elderly non-smoking women
A. Lindberg, L. Larsson, A. C. Jonsson, E. Ronmark, B. Lundback (Lulea, Stockholm, Sweden)
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Prevalence of COPD in a general practice population
T. L. Frank, M. L. Hazell, M. F. Linehan, P. I. Frank (Manchester, United Kingdom)
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Office telespirometry for screening of chronic airway diseases. Preliminary results of an Italian project
P. Paggiaro, A. Rossi, G. Averame, M. Bonavia, M. Mangrella and Progetto Alleanza Scientific Committee (Pisa, Bergamo, Genova, Basiglio, Italy)
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Prevalence and under-diagnosis of chronic airflow obstruction in the French population visiting prevention centres
N. Roche, T. Perez, A. Vergnenègre, C. Kuntz, P. M. Preux, P. L. Lleu, J. P. Giordanella, F. Neukirch, G. Huchon (Paris, Lille, Saint-Etienne, Reims, France)
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Prevalence of COPD in population in industrial Bratsk city (Eastern Siberia, Russia)
J. N. Krasnova, E. V. Grimailova, A. A. Dzizinskii (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
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Spirometry screening for early detection of COPD in Hungary
A. Somfay (Deszk, Hungary)
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Early onset of COPD in a large national screening program
M. Bednarek, R. Plywaczewski, J. Zielinski, D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
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Prevalence of obstructive lung diseases in 12,043 urban slum dwellers of Pune city, India
B. B. Brashier, J. D. Londhe, A. M. Jantikar, M. S. Jantikar, T. H. Bal, S. S. Salvi (Pune, India)
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Prevalence of COPD in a general population
J. N. Krasnova, E. V. Grimailova, A. A. Dzizinskii (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
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Epidemiology of COPD in the Far East of Russia in 1990-2004 years
A. V. Martynova, V. B. Turcutjukov, A. A. Sheparjov (Vladivostok, Russian Federation)
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The Nippon COPD Epidemiology (NICE) II Study: follow-up after 3.5 years
Y. Fukuchi, M. Nishimura, M. Ichinose, M. Adachi, A. Nagai, T. Kuriyama, K. Takahashi, K. Nishimura, S. Ishioka, H. Aizawa, C. Zaher (Tokyo, Sapporo, Wakayama, Chiba, Yamagata, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Kurume, Japan; Beverly Hills, United States Of America)
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Epidemiological trends of patients using home oxygen therapy (HOT) and home mechanical ventilation (HMV) in 1998-2004 in Japan
T. Agata, Y. Inaba, H. Ishihara, K. Kubo, H. Nishikawa, H. Shimizu, K. Nakamura, M. Nishioka, H. Sano, T. Matsudaira, K. Saiki, M. Kurosawa, M. Itaya (Minato-ku, Bunkyo-ku, Habikino, Matsumoto, Tsukuba, Oita, Osaka, Japan)
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An epidemiological study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a rural town of Japan
M. Tabusadani, R. Kozu, H. Senjyu, H. Sueta, K. Kida (Nagasaki, Tabira-cho, Tokyo, Japan)
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An epidemiologic study for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with pre-screening by a questionnaire
K. Kimura, R. Wakabayashi, S. Kudoh, K. Kida (Tokyo, Japan)
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Results of a national campaign for discovery of new asthma and COPD cases
I. P. Stoicescu, I. Strambu, D. Ionita, N. Bisca, R. Ulmeanu, F. Mihaltan (Bucharest, Romania)
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High prevalence and under-diagnosis of obstructive lung diseases in hospitalized patients in India
S. Salvi, A. P. Wagh, U. Bhutada, S. V. Ghorpade, B. O. Tayade, T. Bal, B. Brashier (Pune, Nagpur, India)
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Longitudinal lung function decline is influenced by changes in obesity
F. Pistelli, M. Bottai, L. Carrozzi, F. Di Pede, F. Martini, R. Pellegrino, G. Viegi (Pisa, Cuneo, Italy; Columbia, United States Of America)
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Heart disease co-morbidity in COPD
B. Eriksson, A. Lindberg, L. G. Larsson, E. Rönmark, B. Lundbäck (Luleå, Stockholm, Sweden)
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Compliance with the pneumococcal and influenza vaccination recommendations in patients with COPD in Catalonia (Spain)
R. Jimenez-Garcia, M. C. Ariez-Fernandez, P. Carrasco, M. M. Garcia-Carballo, A. Martin, E. Gobartt, A. Gil de Miguel (Alcorcon, Madrid, Barcelona, Spain)
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Influenza vaccination coverages among Spanish health care workers
R. Jimenez Garcia, E. Mayo, V. Hernandez, P. Carrasco, A. Martin, A. Gil de Miguel (Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain)
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