Relationship of airflow limitation severity with work productivity reduction and sick leave in a Japanese working population

Hisamitsu Omori (Kumamoto, Japan), Hisamitsu Omori, Ayumi Onoue, Kenichi Kubota, Yoshio Nonami, Toshinari Hayashi, Tohru Tsuda, Hiromasa Inoue

Source: International Congress 2016 – Asthma, COPD, and ACOS: physical activity, dietary aspects, and diseases burden
Session: Asthma, COPD, and ACOS: physical activity, dietary aspects, and diseases burden
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 1138
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Hisamitsu Omori (Kumamoto, Japan), Hisamitsu Omori, Ayumi Onoue, Kenichi Kubota, Yoshio Nonami, Toshinari Hayashi, Tohru Tsuda, Hiromasa Inoue. Relationship of airflow limitation severity with work productivity reduction and sick leave in a Japanese working population. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1138

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