Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in non-smoking Sri Lankan adults.

K. Gunasekera (Colombo, Sri Lanka), D. Amarasiri (Colombo, Sri Lanka), A. Fernando (Colombo, Sri Lanka), R. Wickramasinghe (Ragama, Sri Lanka)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Air pollution and the lungs
Session: Air pollution and the lungs
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2838
Disease area: Airway diseases

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