Epidemiology and costs of COPD [12]

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1290-

  Blanc, P D ^a   Balmes, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DUST; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LETTER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOBACCO;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33845359406     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00097406     Document Type: Letter

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