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Neglected epidemic of chronic lung disease; childhood conditions affect adult progesterone levels
05-15-2007 · EurekAlert!Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a major and increasing global health epidemic that has received insufficient attention from the health-care profession, governments and the pharmaceutical industry, argues Professor Peter Barnes, one of the world's leading experts on lung disease.
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