GuidelineInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2017
Joint statement for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Middle East-North Africa region, 2017.
Guideline in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization Strategies for Older Adults in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Expert Consensus and Recommendations.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Article
- Impact of macrolide therapy on clinical outcomes in hospitalized pneumonia patients: a retrospective study from Lebanese hospitals.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Streamlining referrals by establishing a UAE-specific referral algorithm for CVD patients with overlapping COPD: a collaborative effort by cardiologists and pulmonologists.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Cross-Sectional Survey of COPD Risk in Undiagnosed Adults in Saudi Arabia Using the Arabic COPD-PS.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Determinants of the "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test" (CAT) and the "Asthma Control Test" (ACT) in Patients with Asthma-COPD Overlap.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Randomized Controlled Trials on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Africa: A Systematic Review.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2023Article
- Gaps in COPD Guidelines of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review.Chest · 2021Article
- Update on Asthma-COPD Overlap (ACO): A Narrative Review.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2021Review
- Asthma control factors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the effectiveness of ICS/LABA fixed dose combinations: a dual rapid literature review.BMC public health · 2020Review
- Aberrant MicroRNAomics in Pulmonary Complications: Implications in Lung Health and Diseases.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2019Review
- Systematic Review of Pain in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of COPD: A Case for Including Chronic Pain?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- When to use single-inhaler triple therapy in COPD: a practical approach for primary care health care professionals.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseArticle
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
11 authors at 9 institutions in 7 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Smoking and subsequent development of COPD is an ever-increasing epidemic in Arabian Gulf and Middle East countries, with no signs of decline. The important fact to be highlighted is that this COPD epidemic of increasing incidence and prevalence is mostly unrecognized by patients, due to the common attribution of symptoms to "smoker's cough", and the underdiagnosis and undertreatment by physicians because the common signs and symptoms masquerade as asthma. Consequently, there are long-term adverse effects of missing the diagnosis. The purpose of this review article is to focus upon the status of COPD in Arabian Gulf and Middle East countries, stressing the increasing burden of smoking and COPD, to emphasize the specific factors leading to rise in prevalence of COPD, to bring to light the underdiagnosis and undermanagement of COPD, and to treat COPD in conformity with standard guidelines with local and regional modifications. This review ends with suggestions and recommendations to the health department to formulate policies and to generate awareness among the general public about the side effects of smoking and consequences of COPD.
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