COPD and exposure to smoke biomass in non-smokers women in a semi-rural region of Tunisia

N. Rahmouni, I. Zendah, I. Khouaja, L. Bayahi, A. Khattab, H. Ghedira (Ariana, Tunisia)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Work, the environment and respiratory disease
Session: Work, the environment and respiratory disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4205
Disease area: Airway diseases

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