Definition of COPD: based on evidence or opinion?

Pellegrino R., Brusasco V., Viegi G., Crapo R. O., Burgos F., Casaburi R., Coates A., van der Grinten C. P. M., Gustafsson P., Hankinson J., Jensen R., Johnson D. C., MacIntyre N., McKay R., Miller M. R., Navajas D., Pedersen O. F., Wanger J.

Source: Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 681-682
Journal Issue: March
Disease area: Airway diseases

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