The Fletcher and Peto curves, 30 years later

R. Kohansal (Vienna, Austria)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Natural history of COPD
Session: Natural history of COPD
Session type: Symposium
Number: 1328
Disease area: Airway diseases

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