Clinical profile and treatment of elderly patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A comparative syudy

H. Benabdelghaffar, O. Neffati, S. Fenniche, I. Akrout, D. Greb, L. Fekih, H. Hassene, T. Khmiss, D. Belhabib, M. L. Megdiche (Ariana, Tunisia)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –COPD mechanisms
Session: COPD mechanisms
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2138
Disease area: Airway diseases

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