Clinical Characteristics and Medical Utilization of Smokers with Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry [Response to Letter].

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Published: December 2023


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