22 Both crude and age-adjusted COPD mortality rates have fluctuated but have displayed a decreasing trend from 1990 ( Fig 1A ), 22 which is probably because of improved management of COPD, upgraded technologies, and awareness of the disease.
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22 Both crude and age-adjusted COPD mortality rates have fluctuated but have displayed a decreasing trend from 1990 ( Fig 1A ), 22 which is probably because of improved management of COPD, upgraded technologies, and awareness of the disease.