High prevalence of undiagnosed moderate-to-severe COPD in subjects visiting a tertiary care hospital for a routine medical check

R. Balakrishnan, B. Brashier, S. Salvi, K. Gaikwad, S. Sharma, S. Rajan (Mumbai, Pune, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Advances in lung function I
Session: Advances in lung function I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2813
Disease area: Airway diseases

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