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Editorial
. 2019 Jun;11(6):2643-2655.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.08.

Chronic respiratory diseases global mortality trends, treatment guidelines, life style modifications, and air pollution: preliminary analysis

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Editorial

Chronic respiratory diseases global mortality trends, treatment guidelines, life style modifications, and air pollution: preliminary analysis

Nikolai Khaltaev et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Jun.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Age-standardized CRD death rates, both sexes, per 100,000 population, in countries with increasing mortality. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRD, chronic respiratory diseases.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Age-standardized death rates, both sexes, per 100,000 population, in countries with more than 50% decline. CRD, chronic respiratory diseases.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Age-standardized COPD death rates, both sexes, per 100,000 population, in countries with more than 50% total CRD decline. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRD, chronic respiratory diseases.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Age-standardized asthma mortality rates, both sexes, per 100,000 population, in countries with more than 50% CRD mortality decline. CRD, chronic respiratory diseases.

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