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Editorial
. 2021 Dec;26(12):1096-1097.
doi: 10.1111/resp.14163. Epub 2021 Oct 3.

Does COPD start in the nursery?

Robert J Hancox  1 , Xian Zhang  1
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Does COPD start in the nursery?

Robert J Hancox et al. Respirology. 2021 Dec.
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Keywords: COPD aetiology; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; early-life exposure; risk factor.

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