Prevalence, risk factors and clinical correlates of COPD in a rural setting in Tanzania

Ng'weina Francis Magitta, Richard William Walker, Komalkirti Keshavkiran Apte, Meshack Denson Shimwela, Julius David Mwaiselage, Anna Alphonce Sanga, Anil Kumar Namdeo, Sapna Jitendra Madas, Sundeep Santosh Salvi

Source: Eur Respir J, 51 (2) 1700182; 10.1183/13993003.00182-2017
Journal Issue: February
Disease area: Airway diseases

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