Author/Authors :
Ana Maria B Menezes، نويسنده , , Rogelio Perez-Padilla، نويسنده , , JoseRoberto B Jardim، نويسنده , , Adriana Mui?o، نويسنده , , Maria Victorina Lopez، نويسنده , , Gonzalo Valdivia، نويسنده , , Maria Montes de Oca، نويسنده , , Carlos Talamo، نويسنده , , Pedro Curi Hallal، نويسنده , , Cesar G Victora، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Background
Both the prevalence and mortality attributable to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) seem to be increasing in low-income and middle-income countries, but few data are available. The aim of the PLATINO study, launched in 2002, was to d
