Health seeking behaviour and care provided to obstructive airway disease patients in Trivandrum, South India

P. Arjun (Trivandrum, India), S. Nair (Trivandrum, India), A. Kumari (Trivandrum, India)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Primary care management of COPD
Session: Primary care management of COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 910
Disease area: Airway diseases

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