Prevalence of airflow obstruction in smokers and never-smokers in Switzerland

Bridevaux P-O., Probst-Hensch N.M., Schindler C., Curjuric I., Felber Dietrich D., Braendli O., Brutsche M., Burdet L., Frey M., Gerbase M.W., Ackermann-Liebrich U., Pons M., Tschopp J-M., Rochat T., Russi E.W.

Source: Eur Respir J 2010; 36: 1259-1269
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Airway diseases

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