Prevalence of obstructive lung diseases in 12,043 urban slum dwellers of Pune city, India

B. B. Brashier, J. D. Londhe, A. M. Jantikar, M. S. Jantikar, T. H. Bal, S. S. Salvi (Pune, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Epidemiology of COPD
Session: Epidemiology of COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3787
Disease area: Airway diseases

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