Changes in elastic fibres in the small airways in COPD

P. N. Black, P. Ching, B. W. Beaumont, M. J. Merrilees (Auckland, New Zealand)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Pathogenesis of asthma and COPD
Session: Pathogenesis of asthma and COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 693
Disease area: Airway diseases

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