Clinical pattern of COPD in South India – A global public health problem

V.P. Gopinathan, A. Supriya (Trichur, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - COPD: epidemiology and varia
Session: COPD: epidemiology and varia
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3439

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