Population-based case-finding to identify airflow obstruction in symptomatic adults at high risk for asthma and COPD

George A. Whitmore, Shawn D. Aaron

Source: Eur Respir J, 56 (5) 2003574; 10.1183/13993003.03574-2020
Journal Issue: November
Disease area: Airway diseases

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