Prevalence of chronic airflow limitation in Kashmir, North India: results from the BOLD study.

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Published in Int J Tuberc Lung Dis on October 01, 2016

Authors

P A Koul1, N A Hakim1, S A Malik1, U H Khan1, J Patel2, L Gnatiuc2, P G J Burney3

Author Affiliations

1: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
2: National Heart & Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College, London, UK.
3: Department of Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health, NHLI, Imperial College London, London, UK.

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