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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence in Lebanon: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Mirna Waked, Georges Khayat, Pascale Salameh

Clinical Epidemiology · 2011 · 79 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

This is the first epidemiological study in Lebanon that determined COPD prevalence and the link with water-pipe smoking.

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