The epidemiology and clinical management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore

Respirology

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages

  Tan, Wan Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; SMOKING;

FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SMOKING;

EID: 18044399900     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2001.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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