Confronting the colossal crisis of COPD in China

Chest

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 735-736

  Yoon, Ho Il ^a   Sin, Don D ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AIR CONDITIONING; CHINA; CHINESE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SPIROMETRY; TAX; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79953743745     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-3022     Document Type: Editorial

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