Prevalence of abnormal lung function pattern and prior spirometry in a population based study in five Latin American cities: the PLATINO study

C. Talamo, M. Montes de Oca, D. Moreno, A. Menezes, R. Perez-Padilla, M. Lopez, A. Muiño, J. Jardim, G. Valdivia, J. Pertuze, R. Halbert (Caracas, Venezuela; Pelotas, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mexico city, Mexico; Montevideo, Uruguay; Santiago de Chile, C

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Epidemiology of respiratory symptoms and COPD
Session: Epidemiology of respiratory symptoms and COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2055
Disease area: Airway diseases

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