A summary of item and method of national chronic obstructive pulmonary disease surveillance in China / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

COPD refers to a group of chronic respiratory diseases which seriously influence the people's health and life quality.The national COPD surveillance in China has been implemented since 2014 with the goal of monitoring the prevalence and trend of COPD and related risk factors in China.The paper summarizes the item and method of national COPD surveillance in China.