Journal article
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence and prediction in a high-risk lung cancer screening population
Abstract
BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an underdiagnosed condition sharing risk factors with lung cancer. Lung cancer screening may provide an opportunity to improve COPD diagnosis. Using Pan-Canadian Early Detection of Lung Cancer (PanCan) study data, the present study sought to determine the following: 1) What is the prevalence of COPD in a lung cancer screening population? 2) Can a model based on clinical and screening …
Authors
Goffin JR; Pond GR; Puksa S; Tremblay A; Johnston M; Goss G; Nicholas G; Martel S; Bhatia R; Liu G
Journal
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1186/s12890-020-01344-y
ISSN
1471-2466