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Editorial
. 2006 Dec;61(12):1032-4.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.067785.

Underdiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England: new country, same story

D M Mannino
Editorial

Underdiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England: new country, same story

D M Mannino. Thorax. 2006 Dec.

Abstract

Underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of COPD is a problem in England too

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Mannino serves on advisory boards or speakers' bureaus for GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Ortho‐Biotech, Novartis, Astra‐Zeneca, Dey, and Boehringer‐Ingelheim.

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