Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and occupational exposures
Open Access
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 11
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-1-11
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both industrialized and developing countries.Keywords
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