The COPD iceberg – what determines who is treated?

P. M. Calverley, M. D. Spencer (Liverpool, Greenford, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Primary care: asthma, COPD and tuberculosis
Session: Primary care: asthma, COPD and tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2963
Disease area: Airway diseases

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