Urban air pollution and COPD emergency room visits

S. Cendon, M. Arbex, J. R. Batalha, F. F. Arbex, G. M. Conceição, A. C. Lopes, E. P. Moyses, S. L. Santiago, L. Pereira, A. L. F. Braga (Santos, São Paulo, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Epidemiology of COPD
Session: Epidemiology of COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3682
Disease area: Airway diseases

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