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Editorial
. 2013 Sep;22(3):264-5.
doi: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00078.

Deprivation, winter season, and COPD exacerbations

Gavin C Donaldson  1 , Jadwiga A Wedzicha
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Editorial

Deprivation, winter season, and COPD exacerbations

Gavin C Donaldson et al. Prim Care Respir J. 2013 Sep.
No abstract available

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest in relation to this article

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