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Marc Miravitlles

Researcher at Carlos III Health Institute

Publications -  721
Citations -  29821

Marc Miravitlles is an academic researcher from Carlos III Health Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: COPD & Population. The author has an hindex of 76, co-authored 651 publications receiving 25671 citations. Previous affiliations of Marc Miravitlles include United States Department of Veterans Affairs & Autonomous University of Barcelona.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

TL;DR: The main cause is smoking tobacco, but other factors have been identified as mentioned in this paper, such as genetic determinants, lung growth, and environmental stimuli, which is further aggravated by exacerbations, particularly in patients with severe disease.
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Geographic variations in prevalence and underdiagnosis of COPD: results of the IBERPOC multicentre epidemiological study.

TL;DR: COPD is a very frequent disease in Spain, and presents significant geographic variations and a very low level of previous diagnosis and treatment, even in the most advanced cases.
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Prevalence of copd in spain: impact of undiagnosed copd on quality of life and daily life activities.

TL;DR: The prevalence of COPD in individuals between 40 and 80 years of age in Spain is 10.2% and increases with age, tobacco consumption and lower educational levels, while undiagnosed individuals with COPD already have a significant impairment in HRQL and ADL.