Association of selected risk factors which affect Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)among patients in the National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases (NHRD), Sri Lanka

A. Madushani (Colombo, Sri Lanka), S. Jayasinghe (Colombo, Sri Lanka), T. Siriwardhana (Colombo, Sri Lanka), K. Kumari (Colombo, Sri Lanka), C. Wirasagoda (Colombo, Sri Lanka), P. Weerawardhana (Colombo, Sri Lanka), V. Navaratne (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Occupational and environmental causes of respiratory disease
Session: Occupational and environmental causes of respiratory disease
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 3168
Disease area: Airway diseases

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