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Prevalence and risk factors for unrecognized obstructive lung disease among urban drug users
BACKGROUND: Obstructive lung disease (OLD) is frequently unrecognized and undertreated. Urban drug users are at higher risk for OLD due to race, behavioral, and socioeconomic characteristics, yet little data exist on prevalence and risk factors associated with unrecognized OLD in this population. OB...
Autores principales: | Drummond, M Bradley, Kirk, Gregory D, Astemborski, Jacquie, McCormack, Meredith C, Marshall, Mariah M, Mehta, Shruti H, Wise, Robert A, Merlo, Christian A |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3048084/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21407821 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S15968 |
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