Elderly persons with obstructive pulmonary disease more often have other comorbidities and walking disability

J. A. Hardie, W. M. Vollmer, A. S. Buist, P. S. Bakke, O. Mørkve (Bergen, Norway; Portland, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Epidemiology of COPD
Session: Epidemiology of COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1853
Disease area: Airway diseases

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