Mortality among Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma at Two Respiratory Disease Clinics in Ontario

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are common; however, mortality rates among individuals with these diseases are not well studied in North America.

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Main Authors: Murray M Finkelstein, Kenneth R Chapman, R Andrew McIvor, Malcolm R Sears
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/539136
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spelling doaj-art-a032737dfd3643c98ab7207cab6852ed2025-08-20T03:38:11ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412011-01-0118632733210.1155/2011/539136Mortality among Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma at Two Respiratory Disease Clinics in OntarioMurray M Finkelstein0Kenneth R Chapman1R Andrew McIvor2Malcolm R Sears3Granovsky-Gluskin Family Medicine Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, CanadaAsthma and Airway Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are common; however, mortality rates among individuals with these diseases are not well studied in North America.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/539136
spellingShingle Murray M Finkelstein
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Mortality among Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma at Two Respiratory Disease Clinics in Ontario
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Mortality among Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma at Two Respiratory Disease Clinics in Ontario
title_full Mortality among Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma at Two Respiratory Disease Clinics in Ontario
title_fullStr Mortality among Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma at Two Respiratory Disease Clinics in Ontario
title_full_unstemmed Mortality among Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma at Two Respiratory Disease Clinics in Ontario
title_short Mortality among Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma at Two Respiratory Disease Clinics in Ontario
title_sort mortality among subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma at two respiratory disease clinics in ontario
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/539136
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