Prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases from a rural area in Kerala, southern India

• Published in: Indian journal of tuberculosis Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 48 - 51
• Main Authors: Viswanathan, Krishnaveni, Rakesh, P.S., Balakrishnan, Shibu, Shanavas, A., Dharman, Varun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier B.V 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Bronchial asthma; Chronic respiratory diseases; COPD; Prevalence; Bronchial asthma; Prevalence; Chronic respiratory diseases; COPD

•The study was done to estimate the prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases and to describe the profile of people with CRDs in the rural area Nilamel health block in Kollam district, Kerala, southern India.•The study involved 12,556 people above 15 years, selected randomly from Nilamel health blo...