Impact of sex, socioeconomic deprivation, ethnicity and region on exacerbation rates and mortality of chronic respiratory diseases in England: population-based cohorts.
BACKGROUND Inequalities in chronic respiratory diseases persist, yet up-to-date evidence on outcomes remains limited. We described national mortality and exacerbation rates in people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and assessed variation by inequ...