Of these, 928 developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which killed more than 100,000 Americans in 2003, the researchers said.

He died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on December 11, 2009.

While in her 50s, she was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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In May 2001, there was a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his wife, Sheila, said.

It is usually caused by chronic asthma or obstructive respiratory disease.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claims more than 90,000 lives each year, making it the fourth leading cause of death among Americans.

Friends said the cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung disorder.