Gender and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: why it matters.

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Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on August 02, 2007

Authors

Meilan K Han1, Dirkje Postma, David M Mannino, Nicholas D Giardino, Sonia Buist, Jeffrey L Curtis, Fernando J Martinez

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Reducing Diagnostic Error to Improve Patient Safety in COPD and Asthma (REDEFINE Study) (REDEFINE) | NCT03137303

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