High resolution computed tomography in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: Do not forget radiation hazard
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High Resolution Computed Tomography and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable respiratory disease with some significant extrapulmonary effects that may contribute to the severity in individual patients. Its pulmonary components are characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The economic and social burdens due to ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Lung India
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0970-2113
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.189006