The IMCA-Respiratory Health Survey in the Elderly: methodological issues and preliminary results

Introduction COPD produces a substantial and growing disease burden worldwide and specially in the elderly population.In Europe, there is not any population-based study assessing the prevalence and clinical management of COPD focused on this age group. Objective (i) To estimate the prevalence of asthma and COPD in the eldery population in four European countries. (ii) To estimate the indicators on asthma and COPD recommended and defined by the IMCA I project.