Morbiditet och mortalitet ökar hos kvinnor med kol

Lakartidningen

Volumn 104, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1040-1042

  Löfdahl, Kerstin ^a   Ström, Kerstin ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34047206467     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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