Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the most common breathing conditions. It's the result of damaged lung ...

Methods: We compared the characteristics of adults ≥ 35 years of age who died with COPD (bronchitis, emphysema, chronic airway obstruction) with those dying without COPD listed on their death ...

Some of the early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are an ongoing cough, increased mucus, and fatigue. Recognizing these symptoms is important to know whether you need to see ...

But if these issues linger, they could be early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If you have breathing trouble you can't seem to shake, you may be wondering how to test ...

[12] A decedent was classified as dying with COPD if any of the 20 diagnostic fields on individual death records listed any of the following ICD-9 codes: 490 (bronchitis, not specified as acute or ...