Decrease in respiratory symptoms parallels to a decrease in smoking in Estonia

M. Meren, H. M. Loit, A. Raukas-Kivioja, J. Põlluste, E. Rönmark, B. Lundbäck (Tallinn, Estonia; Lulea, Umea, Gothenburg, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Epidemiology of COPD and infectious lung diseases
Session: Epidemiology of COPD and infectious lung diseases
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 3333
Disease area: Airway diseases

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