Mortality risks of COPD for nonsmokers and smokers from a prospective cohort study of 390,269 subjects in Taiwan – Assessing involvement beyond the lungs

W.E. Cheng, C.P. Wen, M.K. Tsai, Y.C. Yang, X. Wu (Taichung, Zhunan, Taiwan; Houston, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - COPD epidemiology
Session: COPD epidemiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 993

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