Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the effect of occupational exposures upon lung function in north east England

A. M. Melville, O. A. Afolabi, S. C. Stenton (North Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Environmental and respiratory disease
Session: Environmental and respiratory disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 929
Disease area: Airway diseases

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