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Vol. 42. Issue 9.
Pages 421-422 (September 2006)
Vol. 42. Issue 9.
Pages 421-422 (September 2006)
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Life and Death
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Joan B. Sorianoa,b,c,
, José Luis Izquierdo Alonsod
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jbsoriano@caubet-cimera.es
Correspondence: Dr. J.B. Soriano. Programa de Epidemiología e Investigación Clínica. Fundación CaubetCIMERA. Centro Internacional de Medicina Respiratoria Avanzada. Recinte Hospital Joan March. Ctra. Sóller, km 12. 07110 Bunyola. Mallorca. Illes Balears. España
Correspondence: Dr. J.B. Soriano. Programa de Epidemiología e Investigación Clínica. Fundación CaubetCIMERA. Centro Internacional de Medicina Respiratoria Avanzada. Recinte Hospital Joan March. Ctra. Sóller, km 12. 07110 Bunyola. Mallorca. Illes Balears. España
a Programa de Epidemiología e Investigación Clínica, Fundación Caubet-CIMERA, Centro Internacional de Medicina Respiratoria Avanzada, Bunyola, Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain
b Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
c Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, United States of America
d Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain
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