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23 Mar Good News: COPD Death Rate Declining As Smoking Rates Go Down

Posted at 05:59h in COPD Research, Smoking Cessation 0 Comments

Over the last decade and a half, the overall death rate from COPD in the U.S. declined by 12%. The...

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