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Gender-Related Differences

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Chronic respiratory diseases are leading causes of morbidity and death worldwide; in particular, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes the highest impact on patients and health systems.

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    Paola Turco

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  1. Lung Unit and Department of Internal Medicine ULSS 22 Regione Veneto, Bussolengo Hospital, Verona, Italy

    Roberto Walter Dal Negro

  2. Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Richard Hodder

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Turco, P. (2012). Gender-Related Differences. In: Dal Negro, R.W., Hodder, R. (eds) Long-Term Oxygen Therapy. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2580-6_7

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