Underdiagnosis of COPD in the Latin American PLATINO study and worldwide

M. Montes De Oca (Caracas, Venezuela)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Composite variables in COPD and update of prevalence worldwide
Session: Composite variables in COPD and update of prevalence worldwide
Session type: Symposium
Number: 3471
Disease area: Airway diseases

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