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Review
. 2018 Dec;8(2):020306.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.08.020306.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a disease of old age?

Esther A Boudewijns  1 , Giridhara R Babu  2 , Sundeep Salvi  3 , Aziz Sheikh  4 , Onno Cp van Schayck  1   4
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Review

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a disease of old age?

Esther A Boudewijns et al. J Glob Health. 2018 Dec.
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