2021
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01469-8
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Profile and preliminary results of Iranian sub cohort chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Shahrekord PERSIAN cohort in southwest Iran

Abstract: Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic and complex respiratory disorder associated with airflow limitation and increased inflammatory response of the lungs to harmful particles. The purpose of this original study was to describe the results and profile of the Shahrekord Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN) regarding COPD in southwestern Iran. Methods This study of asthma and respiratory disea… Show more

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“…It also creates ample opportunities for the education and training of students and researchers at the Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences and collaboration with other medical research initiatives such as clinical trials and national and international health research consortia. Our previous profile on respiratory diseases [ 31 ] and the results of this study will provide meaningful information for researchers to identify relevant research questions and for health care system planners to identify priority targets for improvements.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It also creates ample opportunities for the education and training of students and researchers at the Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences and collaboration with other medical research initiatives such as clinical trials and national and international health research consortia. Our previous profile on respiratory diseases [ 31 ] and the results of this study will provide meaningful information for researchers to identify relevant research questions and for health care system planners to identify priority targets for improvements.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The person who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes during a lifetime is defined as a smoker. 20 Another lifestyle measurement was the use of alcohol (yes/no). The wealth index is one of the socioeconomic indexes calculated on interview day according to the information on households’ assets, including freezer, TV, motorbike, cell phone, car, vacuum cleaner, internet access, washing machine, computer, as well as household utilities consisting of house ownership and the number of rooms per capita.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%