Causes of chronic obstructive lung diseases in older people

Chief Investigators

Funded by: NHMRC

Additional funding also provided by the Windermere Foundation and the Victorian Tuberculosis & Lung Association (Edgar Tatnall Memorial Research Grant).

This community-based study aimed to measure prevalence of asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema among the general population between 45 and 70 years old and to establish the contribution of occupational exposures and other risk factors to these respiratory conditions. Occupational information was collected using job specific modules.