What are the factors related to misdiagnosis of COPD?

J. Bourbeau, D. O‘Donnell, F. Maltais, D. Marciniuk, A. Benedetti, S. Aaron, K. Chapman, R. Cowie, M. Fitzgerald, P. Hernandez, D. Sin, W. Tan, For CanCOLD Study Group (Montreal, Kingston, Quebec, Saskatoon, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Halifax, Vancouver, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - COPD management
Session: COPD management
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 261
Disease area: Airway diseases

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