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The Platino project: methodology of a multicenter prevalence survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in major Latin American cities
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in many developed countries appears to be increasing. There is some evidence from Latin America that COPD is a growing cause of death, but information on prevalence is scant. It is possible that, due to the high frequency of...
Autores principales: | Menezes, Ana MB, Victora, Cesar G, Perez-Padilla, Rogelio |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC442126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15202950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-4-15 |
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