Occupational and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Published in Thorax on September 01, 1996

Authors

D J Hendrick1

Author Affiliations

1: Regional Unit for Occupational Lung Disease, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

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