COPD and asthma prevalence among rural population aged 25-64 in Lithuania

K. Malakauskas, R. Sakalauskas, V. Dudzevicius, B. Sitkauskiene, A. Plieskiene (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Different aspects of COPD epidemiology
Session: Different aspects of COPD epidemiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3208
Disease area: Airway diseases

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