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Respiratory symptoms, lung function decrement and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in pre-menopausal Indian women exposed to biomass smoke

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Pages 866-872 | Received 26 Jul 2014, Accepted 02 Sep 2014, Published online: 04 Dec 2014

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