The burden of obstructive lung disease (bold) study in Vancouver, Canada - Sampling and recruitment

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. A, 2007, Pages

  Tan, Wan C ^a   Sin, Don ^a   Balson, Doug ^a   Fitzgerald, Mark ^a   Vollmer, William ^a   Buist, Sonia ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 34447647138     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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