Respiratory disease epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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In the US, people suffer 1 billion colds per year. One in seven people in the UK is affected by some form of chronic lung disease, most commonly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.