Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Bronchitis Among Predominantly Smoking Workers in the Seafood Industry in Greenland.
Anja Lærke FrederiksenBirgitte Hamann LaustsenJesper BælumMichael Lynge PedersenJakob Hjort BønløkkePublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2022)
This study among Greenlandic seafood workers found that smoking was a risk factor for COPD and CB among Greenlanders of Inuit origin. The high prevalence of COPD and the high prevalence of smoking underlines the importance of further initiatives to reduce smoking in Greenland.