COPD prevalence in Argentina: The EPOC.AR study

Andres Luis Echazarreta (La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina), Andres Echazarreta, Eduardo Giugno, Daniel Colodenco, Sergio Arias, Juan Carlos Bossio, Gustavo Armando

Source: International Congress 2016 – Prevalence of obstructive airway diseases, methods of diagnosis, and lung function testing
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Andres Luis Echazarreta (La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina), Andres Echazarreta, Eduardo Giugno, Daniel Colodenco, Sergio Arias, Juan Carlos Bossio, Gustavo Armando. COPD prevalence in Argentina: The EPOC.AR study. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4240

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