Subjects with discordant airways obstruction: Lost between spirometric definitions of COPD

B. Lamprecht, L. Schirnhofer, B. Kaiser, S. Buist, M. Studnicka (Salzburg, Austria; Portland, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Risk factors, prevalence and consequences of COPD
Session: Risk factors, prevalence and consequences of COPD
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1744
Disease area: Airway diseases

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