COPD in the general population in Uruguay: detection during COPD awareness days

M. A. Rey, M. V. López Varela, E. Pacheco, C. Alvez, F. Giménez, A. Tempone, K. Fagundez, C. Silva (Montevideo, Uruguay)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnostic strategies in primary respiratory care
Session: Diagnostic strategies in primary respiratory care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3566
Disease area: Airway diseases

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