The relationship of socioeconomic status to emphysema and airway wall thickness

M. Gjerdevik, T. Grydeland, A. Gulsvik, P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Prevalence of COPD and mortality from COPD
Session: Prevalence of COPD and mortality from COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1087
Disease area: Airway diseases

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