Letter to the Editor, International Journal of COPD [Response to Letter]

Montserrat Llordés1 Terrassa Sud Primary Care Center, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-4341

Angeles Jaen2 Fundació Docència i Recerca Mutua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6815-2022

Elba Zurdo1 Terrassa Sud Primary Care Center, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-8874

Montserrat Roca1 Terrassa Sud Primary Care Center, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Inmaculada Vazquez1 Terrassa Sud Primary Care Center, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Pere Almagro3 Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8476-4942

& On Behalf of the EGARPOC collaboration group show all

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