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Original Research

COPD in Taiwan: a National Epidemiology Survey

Shih-Lung Cheng1 Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China;2 Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Republic of China
,
Ming-Cheng Chan3 Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
,
Chin-Chou Wang4 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
,
Ching-Hsiung Lin5 Division of Chest Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan, Republic of China
,
Hao-Chien Wang6 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
,
Jeng-Yuan Hsu3 Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
,
Liang-Wen Hang7 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China;8 Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Health Care, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
,
Chee-Jen Chang9 Biostatistical Center for Clinical Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Guishan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Republic of China
,
Diahn-Warng Perng10 Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
&
Chong-Jen Yu6 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2459-2467 | Published online: 11 Nov 2015

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