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Editorial
. 2021 Jun 1;203(11):1331-1332.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202011-4114ED.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Is Social Injustice the Elephant in the Room?

Kenneth R Chapman  1
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Editorial

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Is Social Injustice the Elephant in the Room?

Kenneth R Chapman. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • Prevalence and Population-Attributable Risk for Chronic Airflow Obstruction in a Large Multinational Study.
    Burney P, Patel J, Minelli C, Gnatiuc L, Amaral AFS, Kocabaş A, Cherkaski HH, Gulsvik A, Nielsen R, Bateman E, Jithoo A, Mortimer K, Sooronbaev TM, Lawin H, Nejjari C, Elbiaze M, El Rhazi K, Zheng JP, Ran P, Welte T, Obaseki D, Erhabor G, Elsony A, Osman NB, Ahmed R, Nizankowska-Mogilnicka E, Mejza F, Mannino DM, Bárbara C, Wouters EFM, Idolor LF, Loh LC, Rashid A, Juvekar S, Gislason T, Al Ghobain M, Studnicka M, Harrabi I, Denguezli M, Koul PA, Jenkins C, Marks G, Jõgi R, Hafizi H, Janson C, Tan WC, Aquart-Stewart A, Mbatchou B, Nafees AA, Gunasekera K, Seemungal T, Anand MP, Enright P, Vollmer WM, Blangiardo M, Elfadaly FG, Buist AS; BOLD Collaborative Research Group. Burney P, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Jun 1;203(11):1353-1365. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202005-1990OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 33171069 Free PMC article.

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