Suitability of patients with perceived AECOPD for referral to a COPD unit at a district general hospital

A. Macfoy (Manchester, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Airway disease and exacerbations
Session: Airway disease and exacerbations
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 1116
Disease area: Airway diseases

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