The following resources give facts and figures on heart disease and COPD in Canada

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Government of Canada (2017). Heart Disease in Canada: Highlights from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System. Retrieved on November 1, 2018 from https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/heart-disease-canada-fact-sheet.html 

 

Government of Canada. (2018). Data Blog: COPD in Canada. Retrieved on November 1, 2018 from https://infobase.phac-aspc.gc.ca/datalab/copd-blog-en.html 

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Resources discussing the determinants of COPD

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Kanervisto, M., Vasankari, T., Laitinen, T., Heliövaara, M., Jousilahti, P., & Saarelainen, S. (2011). Low socioeconomic status is associated with chronic obstructive airway diseasesdoi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2011.03.008  

 

Pleasants, R. A., Riley, I. L., & Mannino, D. M. (2016). Defining and targeting health disparities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 11, 2475-2496. doi:10.2147/COPD.S79077 

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British Columbia Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of COPD

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Government of BC. (2017). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management. Retrieved on Nov 15, 2018 from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/bc-guidelines/copd

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Global Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of COPD 

 

Burkes, R. M., & Donohue, J. F. (2018). An Update on the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Guidelines With a Focus on Classification and Management of Stable COPD. Respiratory Care, 63(6), 749–758. https://0-doi-org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.4187/respcare.06174 

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