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    Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 5 Latin American cities: The PLATINO study
    (ELSEVIER ESPANA SLU, 2008) Varela, Maria Victorina Lopez; Muino, Adriana; Padille, Rogelio Perez; Jardim, Jose Roberto; Talamo, Carlos; de Oca, Maria Montes; Valdivia, Gonzalo; Pertuze, Julio; Halbert, Ron; Menezes, Ana Maria; Marquez, Maria; Hallal, Pedro; Moreno, Dolores; Rosa, Fernanda; Carnelier, Aquiles
    OBJECTIVE: PLATINO project is a population-based study designed to determine the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in S (a) over tildeo Paulo, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Montevideo, Uruguay; Santiago de Chile, Chile; and Caracas, Venezuela. The objective of this portion of PLATINO was to describe preventive and pharmacological treatment of COPD patients and factors associated with such treatment.