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AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals responds to the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease crisis with the launch of a non-interventional study – COPVAR

Claudia Naidu

Abstract


According to World Health Organization (WHO) reports, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third-leading cause of
deaths worldwide.[1] Further, it is the sixth-leading cause of disabilityadjusted
life years (DALYs) in middle-income countries – a figure that
is expected to change to the fifth-leading cause worldwide in 2030 – and
the significance of the disease is becoming quite evident. In response to
this, AstraZeneca, a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company
with a vested interest in the development of life-changing respiratory
medications, has launched a cross-sectional study of patients with
severe COPD that assesses patient perception of symptom variability
in Middle East and African (MEA) countries.


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Claudia Naidu, Health and Medical Publishing Group

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African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine 2016;22(4):108. DOI:10.7196/SARJ.2016.v22i4.110

Article History

Date submitted: 2016-12-19
Date published: 2016-12-19

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