European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 499-504 , November 2008

Prevalence of COPD: First epidemiological study of a large region in Turkey

  • Hakan Gunen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Turgut Ozal Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Turgut Ozal Research Center, Inonu University, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Malatya, 44069 Turkey. Tel.: +90 422 3410660x3808; fax: +90 422 3410728.
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  • Suleyman Savas Hacievliyagil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Turgut Ozal Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ozkan Yetkin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Turgut Ozal Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Gazi Gulbas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Turgut Ozal Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Levent Cem Mutlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Turgut Ozal Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Erkan Pehlivan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Turgut Ozal Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey

Received 4 January 2007 ,Revised 9 May 2007 ,Accepted 5 June 2007.

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PII: S0953-6205(08)00040-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.06.028

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 499-504 , November 2008

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