BOLD Publications
Benediktsdottir B, Gudmundsson G, Jorundsdottir KB, Vollmer W, Gislason T. Prevalence of COPD in Iceland--the BOLD study. Laeknabladid 2007 Jun;93(6):471-477.

Blanc PD, Menezes AMB, Plana E, Mannino DM, Hallal PC, Toren K, et al. Occupational exposures and COPD: an ecological analysis of international data. The European respiratory journal 2009;33(2):298.

Buist AS, McBurnie MA, Vollmer WM, Gillespie S, Burney P, Mannino DM, et al. International variation in the prevalence of COPD (the BOLD Study): a population-based prevalence study. Lancet 2007 Sep 1;370(9589):741-750.

Buist AS, Vollmer WM, McBurnie MA. Worldwide burden of COPD in high- and low-income countries. Part I. The burden of obstructive lung disease (BOLD) initiative. Int.J.Tuberc.Lung Dis. 2008 Jul;12(7):703-708.

Buist AS, Vollmer WM, Sullivan SD, Weiss KB, Lee TA, Menezes AM, et al. The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease Initiative (BOLD): rationale and design. COPD 2005 Jun;2(2):277-283.

Firlei N, Lamprecht B, Schirnhofer L, Kaiser B, Studnicka M. The prevalence of COPD in Austria--the expected change over the next decade. Wien.Klin.Wochenschr. 2007;119(17-18):513-518.

Geldmacher H, Biller H, Herbst A, Urbanski K, Allison M, Buist AS, et al. The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Germany. Results of the BOLD study. Dtsch.Med.Wochenschr. 2008 Dec;133(50):2609-2614.

Hazen DA, Mannino DM, Clayton R. Gender specific differences in the pros and cons of smoking among current smokers in Eastern Kentucky: implications for future smoking cessation interventions. International journal of environmental research and public health 2008;5(4):230.

Lamprecht B, Schirnhofer L, Kaiser B, Buist S, Studnicka M. Non-reversible airway obstruction in never smokers: results from the Austrian BOLD study. Respir.Med. 2008 Dec;102(12):1833-1838.

Lamprecht B, Schirnhofer L, Tiefenbacher F, Kaiser B, Buist SA, Studnicka M, et al. Six-second spirometry for detection of airway obstruction: a population-based study in Austria. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2007 Sep 1;176(5): pp. 460-464.

Liu SM, Wang XP, Wang DL, Zhou YM, Lu JC, Zheng JP, et al. Epidemiologic analysis of COPD in Guangdong province. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2005 Mar 23;85(11):747-752.

Methvin JN, Mannino DM, Casey BR. COPD prevalence in southeastern Kentucky: the burden of lung disease study. Chest 2009 Jan;135(1):102-107.

Nielsen R, Johannessen A, Benediktsdottir B, Gislason T, Buist AS, Gulsvik A, et al. Present and future costs of COPD in Iceland and Norway: Results from the BOLD study. Eur.Respir.J. 2009 Apr 8.

Nizankowska-Mogilnicka E, Mejza F, Buist AS, Vollmer WM, Skucha W, Harat R, et al. Prevalence of COPD and tobacco smoking in Malopolska region--results from the BOLD study in Poland. Pol.Arch.Med.Wewn. 2007 Sep;117(9):402-410.

Perez-Padilla R, Vollmer WM, Vazquez-Garcia JC, Enright PL, Menezes AM, Buist AS, et al. Can a normal peak expiratory flow exclude severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Int.J.Tuberc.Lung Dis. 2009 Mar;13(3):387-393.

Schirnhofer L, Lamprecht B, Vollmer WM, Allison MJ, Studnicka M, Jensen RL, et al. COPD prevalence in Salzburg, Austria: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) Study. Chest 2007 Jan;131(1):29-36.

Tan WC, Lo C, Jong A, Xing L, Fitzgerald MJ, Vollmer WM, et al. Marijuana and chronic obstructive lung disease: a population-based study. CMAJ 2009 Apr 14;180(8):814-820.

Thorleifsson SJ, Margretardottir OB, Gudmundsson G, Olafsson I, Benediktsdottir B, Janson C, et al. Chronic airflow obstruction and markers of systemic inflammation: Results from the BOLD study in Iceland. Respir.Med. 2009 May 6.

Vollmer WM, Gislason T, Burney P, Enright PL, Gulsvik A, Kocabas A, et al. Comparison of spirometry criteria for the diagnosis of COPD: results from the BOLD Study. Eur.Respir.J. 2009 May 21.

Zhong N, Wang C, Yao W, Chen P, Kang J, Huang S, et al. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a large, population-based survey. Am.J.Respir.Crit.Care Med. 2007 Oct 15;176(8):753-760.


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Lamprecht B, Schirnhofer L, Kaiser B, Studnicka M, Buist AS. Farming and the prevalence of non-reversible airways obstruction: results from a population-based study. Am.J.Ind.Med. 2007 Jun;50(6):421-426.

Lopez Varela MV, Muino A, Perez Padilla R, Jardim JR, Talamo C, Montes de Oca M, et al. Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 5 Latin American cities: the PLATINO study. Archivos de Bronconeumologia 2008 Feb;44(2): pp. 58-64.

Menezes AM, Hallal PC, Perez-Padilla R, Jardim JR, Muino A, Lopez MV, et al. Tuberculosis and airflow obstruction: evidence from the PLATINO study in Latin America. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology 2007 Dec;30(6): pp. 1180-1185.

Menezes AM, Jardim JR, Perez-Padilla R, Camelier A, Rosa F, Nascimento O, et al. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated factors: the PLATINO Study in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Cadernos de saude publica / Ministerio da Saude, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saude Publica 2005 Sep-Oct;21(5): pp. 1565-1573.

Menezes AM, Lopez MV, Hallal PC, Muino A, Perez-Padilla R, Jardim JR, et al. Prevalence of smoking and incidence of initiation in the Latin American adult population: the PLATINO study. BMC public health 2009 May 22;9(1): pp. 151.

Menezes AM, Perez-Padilla R, Hallal PC, Jardim JR, Muino A, Lopez MV, et al. Worldwide burden of COPD in high- and low-income countries. Part II. Burden of chronic obstructive lung disease in Latin America: the PLATINO study. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2008 Jul;12(7): pp. 709-712.

Menezes AM, Perez-Padilla R, Jardim JR, Muino A, Lopez MV, Valdivia G, et al. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in five Latin American cities (the PLATINO study): a prevalence study. Lancet 2005 Nov 26;366(9500): pp. 1875-1881.

Menezes AM, Victora CG, Perez-Padilla R, The PLATINO Team. The Platino project: methodology of a multicenter prevalence survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in major Latin American cities. BMC medical research methodology 2004 Jun 17;4: pp. 15.

Montes de Oca M, T Alamo C, Halbert RJ, Perez-Padilla R, Lopez MV, Muino A, et al. Frequency of Self-Reported COPD Exacerbation and Airflow Obstruction in Five Latin American Cities: The PLATINO Study. Chest 2009 Apr 6.

Montes de Oca M, Talamo C, Halbert RJ, Perez-Padilla R, Lopez MV, Muino A, et al. Health status perception and airflow obstruction in five Latin American cities: The PLATINO study. Respiratory medicine 2009 Apr 11.

Montes de Oca M, Talamo C, Perez-Padilla R, Jardim JR, Muino A, Lopez MV, et al. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and body mass index in five Latin America cities: the PLATINO study. Respiratory medicine 2008 May;102(5): pp. 642-650.

Montes de Oca M, Talamo C, Perez-Padilla R, Lopez MV, Muino A, Jardim JR, et al. Use of respiratory medication in five Latin American cities: The PLATINO study. Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics 2008 Oct;21(5): pp. 788-793.

Nascimento OA, Camelier A, Rosa FW, Menezes AM, Perez-Padilla R, Jardim JR, et al. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is underdiagnosed and undertreated in Sao Paulo (Brazil): results of the PLATINO study. Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas / Sociedade Brasileira de Biofisica ...[et al.] 2007 Jul;40(7): pp. 887-895.

Perez-Padilla R, Hallal PC, Vazquez-Garcia JC, Muino A, Maquez M, Lopez MV, et al. Impact of bronchodilator use on the prevalence of COPD in population-based samples. Copd 2007 Jun;4(2): pp. 113-120.

Perez-Padilla R, Vazquez-Garcia JC, Marquez MN, Jardim JR, Pertuze J, Lisboa C, et al. The long-term stability of portable spirometers used in a multinational study of the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory care 2006 Oct;51(10): pp. 1167-1171.

Perez-Padilla R, Vazquez-Garcia JC, Marquez MN, Menezes AM, PLATINO Group. Spirometry quality-control strategies in a multinational study of the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory care 2008 Aug;53(8): pp. 1019-1026.

Talamo C, de Oca MM, Halbert R, Perez-Padilla R, Jardim JR, Muino A, et al. Diagnostic labeling of COPD in five Latin American cities. Chest 2007 Jan;131(1): pp. 60-67.

Zhou YM, Liu SM, Lv JC, Zheng JP, Zhong NS, Ran PX. A study on the methodology regarding the prevalence survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2006 Sep;27(9):814-818.