Late Breaking Abstract - Small airway and parenchymal changes are frequent in V/P SPECT of smokers without COPD

M. Bajc (Lund, Sweden), L. Jarenbäck (Lund, Sweden), K. Wiklund (Lund, Sweden), J. Ankerst (Lund, Sweden), A. Lindqvist (Helsinki, Finland), L. Bjermer (Lund, Sweden)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Functional assessment of COPD
Session: Functional assessment of COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4044
Disease area: Airway diseases

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