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Spirometry in Greenland: a cross-sectional study on patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is globally increasing in frequency and is expected to be the third largest cause of death by 2020. Smoking is the main risk factor of developing COPD. In Greenland, more than half of the adult population are daily smokers, and COPD may be com...
Autores principales: | Nielsen, Lasse Overballe, Olsen, Sequssuna, Jarbøl, Dorte Ejg, Pedersen, Michael Lynge |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Co-Action Publishing
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5148803/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27938634 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33258 |
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