The considerable, often neglected, impact of pulmonary tuberculosis on the prevalence of COPD

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-

  Ki, Hwan Jung ^a   Se, Joong Kim ^a   Shin, Chol ^a   Je, Hyeong Kim ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 48949094722     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.178.4.431     Document Type: Letter

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