Approximately how many individuals died of COPD in the United States in 2008?
a. 145,000
b. 210,000
c. 550,000
d. 1,000,000
ANS: A
COPD is now the third leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for an estimated 145,075 (or approximately 4% of all) deaths in 2008.
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