Increased respiratory symptoms and medication use in COPD patients living in the vicinity of livestock farms

F. Borlée, J. Yzermans, D. Heederik, L. Smit (Utrecht, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Indoor and outdoor pollutants: ventilation, sprays, diesel particles, asthma and COPD
Disease area: Airway diseases

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F. Borlée, J. Yzermans, D. Heederik, L. Smit (Utrecht, Netherlands). Increased respiratory symptoms and medication use in COPD patients living in the vicinity of livestock farms. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 3629

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