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Chamberlain College of Nursing - NR 503Week 6 Epidemiological Problem Paper
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Running head: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROBLEM: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Epidemiological Problem: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chelsea Kingston Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 503: ... Population Health, Epidemiology, & Statistical Principals January, 20172 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Evaluation Epidemiological Problem: COPD in Kentucky Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease that is a major cause of disability and is the third leading cause of death in the United States (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2013). More than 11 million people have been diagnosed with COPD but millions of others live with this chronic disease undiagnosed (American Lung Association, 2016). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that COPD will rank fifth in the global burden of disease by 2020 (as cited in Kamour, Mannino, & Kanotra, 2015). The prevalence of COPD in the U.S. was 6.1% in 2011 and increased with age (as cited in Kamour, Mannino, & Kanotra, 2015). Worldwide, about 3 million deaths were caused by COPD in 2015 (WHO [Show More]
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