Low Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Greenland—A Call for Increased Focus on the Importance of Diagnosis Coding

• Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Main Authors: Andreas Brix, Kristine Flagstad, Marie Balslev Backe, Michael Lynge Pedersen, Maja Hykkelbjerg Nielsen
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; prevalence; quality of care; Inuit; Greenland; Nuuk; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095624

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) according to age, gender, and residence in Greenland and to investigate the associated quality of care. The study was performed as an observational cross-sectional study using...