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Health status measurement in exacerbations of COPD. / Spencer, Sally.
In: Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 3, No. 6, 12.2009, p. 573-583.

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Spencer, S 2009, 'Health status measurement in exacerbations of COPD', Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 573-583. https://doi.org/10.1586/ers.09.50

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Spencer, S. (2009). Health status measurement in exacerbations of COPD. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 3(6), 573-583. https://doi.org/10.1586/ers.09.50

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Spencer S. Health status measurement in exacerbations of COPD. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2009 Dec;3(6):573-583. doi: 10.1586/ers.09.50

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Spencer, Sally. / Health status measurement in exacerbations of COPD. In: Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2009 ; Vol. 3, No. 6. pp. 573-583.

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