Sujets à risque de BPCO en population générale : disproportion entre la fréquence des symptômes, leur perception et la connaissance de la maladie

There is a wide gap between the high number of subjects at risk of COPD in the general population and the frequency of breathlessness in these subjects on one hand, and the poor knowledge of the disease, poor perception of symptoms, and under-diagnosis and under-use of spirometry on the other. Increasing awareness of COPD in the population is needed.