Global, Regional, and National Burden of COPD Among Women from 1990 to 2021 and Projections to 2050: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
By: Shiyu Hu, Hao Chen, Jiaye Wang, Ye Zhang, Chengshui Chen, Ye Zhang and Wenyu Chen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4883 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 24, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 16, 2025
Published on: Oct 27, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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