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COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Volume 12, 2015 - Issue sup1: Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Activity of the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Registry in Belgium

Jacques HutsebautHôpitaux Iris Sud, Département de Médecine Interne, Service de Pneumologie, Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wim JanssensKatholieke Universiteit Leuven, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Leuven, Belgium
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Renaud LouisCentre Hospitalier Universitaire du Sart-Tilman, Department of Pulmonology, Liège, Belgium
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Frank WillersinnAlpha- Plus asbl/vzw, Brussels
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Xavier StephenneCliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Département de Pédiatrie, Service de Gastro-entérologie et Hépatologie Pédiatrique, Brussels, Belgium
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Etienne SokalCliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Département de Pédiatrie, Service de Gastro-entérologie et Hépatologie Pédiatrique, Brussels, Belgium
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Eric DeromUniversiteit Gent, Ghent University Hospital, Department of Pulmonology, Ghent, Belgium
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Pages 10-14 | Published online: 04 May 2015

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