Staging COPD by airflow obstruction underestimates the disease severity

E. F. M. Wouters, B. Fokkens, E. C. Creutzberg (Maastricht, Zeist, The Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Management of COPD
Session: Management of COPD
Session type: Assembly Symposium
Number: 1237
Disease area: Airway diseases

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E. F. M. Wouters, B. Fokkens, E. C. Creutzberg (Maastricht, Zeist, The Netherlands). Staging COPD by airflow obstruction underestimates the disease severity. Eur Respir J 2001; 16: Suppl. 31, 1237

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