Risk factors for COPD in South Africa: results from the BOLD study

A. Jithoo, E. Bateman, N. White, C. Lombard, N. Beyers, P. Burney, W. Vollmer, S. Buist (Cape Town, South Africa; London, United Kingdom; Portland, OR, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Environmental and clinical aspects of COPD
Session: Environmental and clinical aspects of COPD
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 1916
Disease area: Airway diseases

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