Investigation of the prevalence of comorbidities in patients with COPD using the Italian college of general practitioners (SIMG) database

M. Cazzola, G. Bettoncelli, E. Sessa, C. Cricelli, L. M. Fabbri (Rome, Florence, Modena, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Comorbidities and case management in primary respiratory care
Session: Comorbidities and case management in primary respiratory care
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 446

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