Clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were developed as a joint effort by the Indian Chest Society and National College of Chest Physicians in India, specifically for the Indian context, given the vast inequalities that exist within the country in terms of availability and affordability of medical services.
This article discusses the risk assessment data which has contributed to the understanding of the global disease burden attributable to household air pollution, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute respiratory infections in children, lung cancer, cataract, and CVD in adults.
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