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Report from the Canadian chronic disease surveillance system : asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Canada, 2018.HP35-90/2018E-PDF

"Breathing is something many people take for granted. However, in Canada, 3.8 million people over the age of one are living with asthma and 2.0 million are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), both of which can impact a person’s ability to breathe. Individuals living with asthma or COPD may experience impaired participation in daily life, school, work, and social activities. Collectively, there is also an impact in terms of lost productivity and health care costs, especially considering the increasing prevalence of both asthma and COPD"--Executive summary, p. 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Public Health Agency of Canada.
TitleReport from the Canadian chronic disease surveillance system : asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Canada, 2018.
Variant title
  • Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Canada, 2018
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "Publication date: March 2018."
  • Issued also in French under title: Rapport du système canadien de surveillance des maladies chroniques : l’asthme et la maladie pulmonaire obstructive chronique (MPOC) au Canada, 2018.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa : Public Health Agency of Canada, 2018.
Descriptioniv, 54 p. : graphs, photographs
ISBN978-0-660-09274-4
Catalogue number
  • HP35-90/2018E-PDF
Departmental catalogue numberPub. : 170182
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