The prevalence of COPD in Cape Town in relation to tobacco exposure in men and women

A. Jithoo, A. S. Buist, W. M. Vollmer, M. Allison, C. J. Lombard, N. Beyers, P. G. Burney, S. Chinn, E. D. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa; Portland, United States Of America; London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - COPD world-wide
Session: COPD world-wide
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2596
Disease area: Airway diseases

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