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Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in primary care of four Latin America countries: the PUMA study.


ABSTRACT: Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) prevalence varies depending on the studied population and definition criteria. The prevalence and clinical characteristics of ACOS in an at-risk COPD primary care population from Latin America was assessed.Patients ?40 years, current/ex-smokers and/or exposed to biomass, attending routine primary care visits completed a questionnaire and performed spirometry. COPD was defined as post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC)?

SUBMITTER: Montes de Oca M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5401386 | biostudies-other | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in primary care of four Latin America countries: the PUMA study.

Montes de Oca Maria M   Victorina Lopez Varela Maria M   Laucho-Contreras Maria E ME   Casas Alejandro A   Schiavi Eduardo E   Mora Juan Carlos JC  

BMC pulmonary medicine 20170421 1


<h4>Background</h4>Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) prevalence varies depending on the studied population and definition criteria. The prevalence and clinical characteristics of ACOS in an at-risk COPD primary care population from Latin America was assessed.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients ≥40 years, current/ex-smokers and/or exposed to biomass, attending routine primary care visits completed a questionnaire and performed spirometry. COPD was defined as post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in  ...[more]

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