Open letter to the members of the GOLD committee;Lettre ouverte aux membres du comité GOLD - 13 juillet 2010

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1003-1007

  Chambellan, A ^a   Perez, T ^b  

^a L INSTITUT DU THORAX   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RESPIRATORY CARE;

HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 78649672227     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2010.09.007     Document Type: Letter

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