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Adherence to inhaled therapies of COPD patients from seven Latin American countries: The LASSYC study

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  • Maria Montes de Oca
  • Ana Menezes
  • Fernando C Wehrmeister
  • Maria Victorina Lopez Varela
  • Alejandro Casas
  • Luis Ugalde
  • Alejandra Ramirez-Venegas
  • Laura Mendoza
  • Ana López
  • Filip Surmont
  • Marc Miravitlles

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Background: This study assessed the adherence profiles to inhaled therapies and the agreement between two patient self-report adherence methods in stable COPD lpatients from seven Latin American countries. Methods: This observational, cross-sectional, multinational, multicenter study involved 795 COPD patients (post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity [FEV1/FVC]

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  • Maria Montes de Oca & Ana Menezes & Fernando C Wehrmeister & Maria Victorina Lopez Varela & Alejandro Casas & Luis Ugalde & Alejandra Ramirez-Venegas & Laura Mendoza & Ana López & Filip Surmont & Marc, 2017. "Adherence to inhaled therapies of COPD patients from seven Latin American countries: The LASSYC study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(11), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0186777
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186777
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