ABS49: Splitting COPD and asthma: Validation of the differential diagnosis questionnaire (DDQ) in Australian primary care
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عنوان ژورنال: Primary Care Respiratory Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1471-4418,1475-1534
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2006.04.144