Factors influencing the use of health care services from patients with COPD in Chengdu

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 316-320

  Zhang, Ben ^a   Zhang, Yuan ^a   Liu, Heng Chuan ^a   Tian, Jun ^a   Tu, Guo Ping ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Community; Community health; COPD; Health service

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047092753     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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