Prevalence of COPD: First Epidemiological Data From a Large Region of Turkey

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Brief Summary

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The study was designed to obtain some baseline data on COPD in Malatya region of Turkey.

Detailed Description

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Sixty clusters from urban and rural regions were randomly selected. Ten and seven consecutive houses were included in the study from each urban and rural cluster respectively. A validated questionnaire on epidemiology of COPD was completed for each household over 18 by a pulmonary physician. Each subject performed the standard spirometric measurement and early bronchodilation testing.

Conditions

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COPD Prevalance

Keywords

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COPD prevalence smoke biomass occupational Malatya Turkey

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All households over 18 were included in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \<18 years

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Hakan Gunen, Associate Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Inonu University Department of Pulmonary Medicine

Other Identifiers

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1-Gunen

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id