General practice recording of COPD prevalence, severity and management in a former coal mining community in the UK

G. South, J. Booker, B. O‘Leary, I. Baker, R. Carlisle (Rotherham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Primary care management of COPD
Session: Primary care management of COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 862
Disease area: Airway diseases

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G. South, J. Booker, B. O‘Leary, I. Baker, R. Carlisle (Rotherham, United Kingdom). General practice recording of COPD prevalence, severity and management in a former coal mining community in the UK. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 862

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