Family physicians step therapy up in symptomatic COPD patients differently than respiratory specialists

A. Kaplan, M. A. Cyr (Toronto, Montreal, Canada)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Diagnosis and treatment of COPD in primary care
Session: Diagnosis and treatment of COPD in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 809
Disease area: Airway diseases

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A. Kaplan, M. A. Cyr (Toronto, Montreal, Canada). Family physicians step therapy up in symptomatic COPD patients differently than respiratory specialists. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 809

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