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CONQUEST Quality Standards: For the Collaboration on Quality Improvement Initiative for Achieving Excellence in Standards of COPD Care

Rachel Pullen1 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore;2 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-9845View further author information
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Marc Miravitlles3 Pneumology Dept, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9850-9520View further author information
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Anita Sharma4 Platinum Medical Centre, Chermside, QLD, AustraliaView further author information
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Dave Singh5 Division of Infection, Immunity & Respiratory Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Fernando Martinez6 New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-3182View further author information
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John R Hurst7 UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7246-6040View further author information
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Luis Alves8 EPI Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal;9 Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Porto, PortugalView further author information
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Mark Dransfield10 Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Lung Health Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USAView further author information
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Rongchang Chen11 Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Institute of Respiratory Disease, Shenzhen People’s Hospital (Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of South University of Science and Technology of China), Shenzhen, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Shigeo Muro12 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7452-9191View further author information
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Tonya Winders13 USA & Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform, Vienna, AustriaView further author information
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Christopher Blango14 Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
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Hana Muellerova15 AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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Frank Trudo16 AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, USAView further author information
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Paul Dorinsky17 AstraZeneca, Durham, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4814-0657View further author information
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Marianna Alacqua15 AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK;18 CSL Behring SpA, Milan, ItalyView further author information
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Tamsin Morris19 AstraZeneca, Luton, UKView further author information
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Victoria Carter1 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore;2 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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Amy Couper1 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore;2 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-3113View further author information
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Rupert Jones20 Research and Knowledge Exchange, Plymouth Marjon University, Plymouth, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5463-2981View further author information
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Konstantinos Kostikas1 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore;21 Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0774-3942View further author information
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Ruth Murray1 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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David B Price1 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore;2 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;22 Centre of Academic Primary Care, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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