COPD-asthma cases set to grow in Europe as people live longer – PMLiVE

COPD-asthma cases set to grow in Europe as people live longer
PMLiVE
In an assessment of 845 people aged at least 85 in the UK, 20 per cent of men and 21 per cent of women had either asthma or COPD. But when participants undertook a spirometry test to measure lung function, 50 per cent of women showed airflow
NHS told to prepare for elderly COPD riseGP online
People aged 85 years and over have high burden of respiratory conditionsNews-Medical.net

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