The COPD assessment test (CAT) is a self-administered questionnaire that measures health-
related quality of life. We aimed to systematically evaluate the literature for reliability, validity …

Objectives To find the economic burden of COPD and to identify the key cost drivers in the
management of COPD patients across different European countries. Background COPD is a …

Purpose The Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey aimed to estimate
the prevalence and burden of COPD globally and to update findings from the Confronting …

Background Advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often leads to
hospitalisation and invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a serious complication. Aspergillus …

Background The Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey estimated the
prevalence and burden of COPD across 12 countries. Using data from this survey we …

Background An understanding of the humanistic and economic burden of individuals with
symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is required to inform payers …

With healthcare representing a significant portion of the global economy, it is important to be
able to understand the environmental impacts of this industry due to its size and nature of its …

The HIV epidemic in Uganda has highlighted Cryptococcus and Candida infections as
important opportunistic fungal infections. However, the burden of other fungal diseases is …

We report for the first time in Algeria and provide burden estimates. We searched for existing
data and estimated the incidence and prevalence of fungal diseases based on the …

The current number of fungal infections occurring each year in Turkey is unknown. We
estimated the burden of serious human fungal diseases based on the population at risk …