Life and breath : respiratory disease in Canada : HP35-8/2007E
This technical report presents data for the surveillance of common chronic respiratory diseases in Canada. It provides information on incidence and prevalence, hospitalizations, death, and health care costs. Chapters cover topics that include tobacco use, air quality, and lung transplants, as well as occupational respiratory disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, respiratory distress syndrome, sleep apnea, and tuberculosis. Data categories include risk factors, diagnosis and treatment, and economic impacts.
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| Department/Agency | Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (Canada) |
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| Title | Life and breath : respiratory disease in Canada |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | CD-ROM-[English | French], Electronic-[English] |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Public Health Agency of Canada. 2007. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | xii, 115p. : glossary, graphs, references, tables ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN | 978-0-662-47059-5 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | Publibation Number: 1414 |
| Subject terms | Respiratory diseases |