PLATINO: a population based study on COPD prevalence in Montevideo, Uruguay

A. Muinio Garcia, M. V. Lopez Varela, M. N. Marquez, R. Perez Padilla, P. Hallal, A. Menezes, the Platino Group (Montevideo, Uruguay; Mexico, Mexico; Pelotas, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - COPD: prevalence and risk factors
Session: COPD: prevalence and risk factors
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2244
Disease area: Airway diseases

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