Regional variation in health status among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

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Published in Respiration on August 17, 2010

Authors

Vincent S Fan1, Pierre-Olivier Bridevaux, Mary B McDonell, Stephan D Fihn, Lilah M Besser, David H Au

Author Affiliations

1: Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98101, USA. vincent.fan@va.gov

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