Can moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease be diagnosed by historical and physical findings alone?

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• Publication year

  1993

• Venue

  American Journal of Medicine

• Publication date

  1993-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/0002-9343(93)90182-OPMID 8430714
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