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Editorial
. 2006 Oct;61(10):831-2.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.060855.

Caring for the burden of COPD

P M A Calverley
Editorial

Caring for the burden of COPD

P M A Calverley. Thorax. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

How delivery of care affects the subsequent progress of COPD patients

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: none declared.

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