Exacerbations of symptoms in alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in the UK

M. Needham, D. M. Bates, H. M. Wilkins, R. A. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Death and severe exacerbations of COPD
Session: Death and severe exacerbations of COPD
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1340
Disease area: Airway diseases

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