A cross-sectional study in severe COPD patients in the Middle East and Africa (MEA): Symptoms variability and quality of life

N. Kokturk (Ankara, Turkey), M. Soliman (Cairo, Egypt), A. Albanna (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), R. Van Zyl Smit (Cape Town, South Africa), E. Malvolti (Luton, United Kingdom), D. Ahmed (Cairo, Egypt)

Source: International Congress 2018 – COPD around the world
Session: COPD around the world
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 746
Disease area: Airway diseases

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