90 percent of Koreans with COPD under non-medical diagnosis

According to the survey of 200 COPD patients or those exposed to high risk of the disease in 10 regions across the nation conducted by the Korean Society of Respiratory and the Korea Health and Social Affairs Research Institute, between December 2003 to January 2004, one in 4 patients visited hospitals and 90 percent did not receive any COPD-related treatment.

Notably, the survey showed tha...