Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa

Obianuju B Ozoh, Nqobile Ndimande, Andre F S Amaral, Maia Lesosky, Josue Mbonigaba, Marie Stolbrink, Lindsey Zurba, Tochukwu Ayo-Olagunju, Tony Kayembe-Kitenge, Suliaman Lakoh, Ana Mocumbi, Jibril Mohammed, Rebecca Nantanda, Elizabete Nunes, Abdoul Risgou Ouédraogo, Sandra Owusu, Jean Pierre Sibomana, Refiloe Masekela, Kevin Mortimer

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002416
Published: 2024-07
Container: BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Publisher: BMJ
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002416,
  title = {Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa},
  author = {Obianuju B Ozoh and Nqobile Ndimande and Andre F S Amaral and Maia Lesosky and Josue Mbonigaba and Marie Stolbrink and Lindsey Zurba and Tochukwu Ayo-Olagunju and Tony Kayembe-Kitenge and Suliaman Lakoh and Ana Mocumbi and Jibril Mohammed and Rebecca Nantanda and Elizabete Nunes and Abdoul Risgou Ouédraogo and Sandra Owusu and Jean Pierre Sibomana and Refiloe Masekela and Kevin Mortimer},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {BMJ Open Respiratory Research},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002416},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002416}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa
AU  - Obianuju B Ozoh
AU  - Nqobile Ndimande
AU  - Andre F S Amaral
AU  - Maia Lesosky
AU  - Josue Mbonigaba
AU  - Marie Stolbrink
AU  - Lindsey Zurba
AU  - Tochukwu Ayo-Olagunju
AU  - Tony Kayembe-Kitenge
AU  - Suliaman Lakoh
AU  - Ana Mocumbi
AU  - Jibril Mohammed
AU  - Rebecca Nantanda
AU  - Elizabete Nunes
AU  - Abdoul Risgou Ouédraogo
AU  - Sandra Owusu
AU  - Jean Pierre Sibomana
AU  - Refiloe Masekela
AU  - Kevin Mortimer
PY  - 2024
JO  - BMJ Open Respiratory Research
DO  - 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002416
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002416
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Ozoh, O. B., Ndimande, N., Amaral, A. F. S., Lesosky, M., Mbonigaba, J., Stolbrink, M., Zurba, L., Ayo-Olagunju, T., Kayembe-Kitenge, T., Lakoh, S., Mocumbi, A., Mohammed, J., Nantanda, R., Nunes, E., Ouédraogo, A. R., Owusu, S., Sibomana, J. P., Masekela, R., & Mortimer, K. (2024). Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002416

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