Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome among subjects with newly diagnosed adult-onset asthma
Y.-C. Wang
Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorM. S. Jaakkola
Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorT. K. Lajunen
Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorC.-H. Lai
School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorJ. J. K. Jaakkola
Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorY.-C. Wang
Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorM. S. Jaakkola
Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorT. K. Lajunen
Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorC.-H. Lai
School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorJ. J. K. Jaakkola
Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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