Improvement in air pollutants attenuates lung function decline in the SAPALDIA 2 cohort

U. Ackermann-Liebrich, S. H. Downs, L. Bayer-Olgesby, M. Brutsche, R. Keller, M. Pons, N. M. Probst-Hensch, J. Tschopp, J. Zellweger, P. Leuenberger, N. Künzli, C. Schindler (Basel, Aarau, Lugano, Zurich, Montana, Lausanne, Switzerland; USA)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Better understanding of lung function decline and COPD
Session: Better understanding of lung function decline and COPD
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2788
Disease area: Airway diseases

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