COPD in non-smokers: Report from the Tunisian burden of obstructive lung disease study

Myriam Denguezli (Sousse, Tunisia), Meriam Denguezli, Hager Daldoul, Anamika Jithoo, Louisa Gnatiuc, Sonia Coton, Sonia Buist, Peter Burney, Imed Harrabi, Zouhair Tabka

Source: International Congress 2015 – Prevalence of respiratory disease
Session: Prevalence of respiratory disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1130
Disease area: Airway diseases

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