The scale of the problem of obstructive lung disease in Africa becomes clearer, but where are the solutions?

Rupert Jones

Source: Eur Respir J, 51 (2) 1702562; 10.1183/13993003.02562-2017
Journal Issue: February
Disease area: Airway diseases

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