Fundació Caubet-CIMERA Illes Balears, Recinte Hospital Joan March, Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain.
Med Clin North Am. 2012 Jul;96(4):671-80. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2012.02.005.
Respiratory diseases receive little attention and funding in comparison with other major causes of global morbidity and mortality. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been a major public health problem and will remain a challenge for clinicians within the twenty-first century. Worldwide, COPD is in the spotlight because of its high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality, and creates formidable challenges for health care systems. This review summarizes the magnitude of the COPD problem at the population and individual levels.
与其他主要的全球发病率和死亡率原因相比，呼吸系统疾病得到的关注和资金都较少。慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）一直是一个主要的公共卫生问题，并且在二十一世纪仍将是临床医生面临的挑战。在全球范围内，由于 COPD 的高患病率、发病率和死亡率，它成为了焦点，并且给医疗保健系统带来了巨大的挑战。这篇综述总结了在人群和个体层面上 COPD 问题的严重程度。
