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Appendix B: International Studies of Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Pages 175-180

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... The study sample consisted of patients admitted with a first AMI from the 18 administrative regions of Quebec between 1988 and 1995. This study was performed to examine regional variation in the management of patients hospitalized with AMI throughout Quebec; more than 76,000 patients were included in the computerized database.
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From page 176...
... Hellenic Multicenter Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction. This registry included consecutive patients hospitalized with an AMI (n = 7,433)
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From page 177...
... . This is a prospective registry designed to provide up to 4 years of clinical follow-up of ~68,000 outpatients from approximately 5,000 sites in 44 countries in men ≥ 45 years with either CAD, CVD, PAD, or who had at least 3 coronary risk factors present.
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... were selected by a random sampling design. These individuals underwent spirometry testing and completed various questionnaires about their respiratory symptoms, health status, and exposure to risk factors for COPD.
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... A total of 1,053 individuals aged ≥ 40 years participated in this survey and 12.7% were classified as having chronic bronchitis based on findings from a standardized questionnaire. Low family income and level of education, current cigarette smoking, and a history of major respiratory illnesses were associated with chronic bronchitis.
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From page 180...
... . Four crosssectional general population surveys were carried out in residents of Northern and Central Italy between the late 1980s and early 1990s for purposes of assessing the frequency of respiratory symptoms and pulmonary disease in populations living in an urban and in a rural area that were characterized by different levels of outdoor air pollution.
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