COVID Research: Open Access(CROA)

Department of Pulmonology Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, the Republic of, Kazakhstan

Publications

• Short Communication   
  How COVID-19 Affected Newly Discovered Cases of COPD in Three Industrial Regions of Kazakhstan
  Author(s): A.N. Zhamakurova, S.S. Salimova, L.R. Idrissova and Essetova G.U*
  
  Introduction: In the coming decades, COPD will take the 5th place among the leading causes of disability and already ranks 3rd among the causes of death. Approximately 384 million people worldwide suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and it is estimated that more than half of patients with COPD may be undiagnosed. Aim: To investigate the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Kazakhstan and if COPD-19 affected detection of new cases of COPD in industrial regions of Kazakhstan. Materials and Methods: A comparative retrospective analysis of the incidence of COPD in the context of the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2013-2022 was carried out according to the statistical collections "Health of the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the activities of healthcare organizations&.. Read More»
  

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