Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Indian guidelines and the road ahead

Lung India

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 175-177

  Koul, Parvaiz ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

BIOMASS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LUNG CANCER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84883587838     PISSN: 09702113     EISSN: 0974598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.116233     Document Type: Editorial

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