Management of COPD in the Community

Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 175-189

  White, Patrick ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Deprived populations; General practitioners (GP); Health care policy; Leap frogged asthma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888041273     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470697603.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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