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Geriatric asthma

Fall episodes in elderly patients with asthma and COPD – A pilot study

Andrzej BozekClinical Department of Internal Medicine, Dermatology and Allergology Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland; Correspondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD,
Jerzy JarzabClinical Department of Internal Medicine, Dermatology and Allergology Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland;
, MD, PhD,
Ewa HadasClinical Department of Internal Medicine, Dermatology and Allergology Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland;
, MD, PhD,
Marek JakalskiHall Allergy, Warsaw, Poland;
, PhD &
Giorgio Walter CanonicaHumanitas University, Milano, Italy
, MD, PhD
Pages 627-631 | Received 27 Dec 2017, Accepted 05 May 2018, Published online: 14 Nov 2018

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