Cause of Death in COPD Patients of a Referral Hospital
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Kim, Beom Jun
(Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Hong, Sang Bum (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Shim, Tae Sun (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lim, Chae Man (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lee, Sang Do (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Koh, Younsuck (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Woo Sung (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Dong-Soon (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Won Dong (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Oh, Yeon-Mok (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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