COPD: Epidemiology, prevalence, morbidity and mortality, and disease heterogeneity

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Volumn 121, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 121S-126S

  Mannino, David M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; Epidemiology; Mortality; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0036261061     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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