Prevalence of depressive symptoms in Japanese male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
β Scribed by Yoshika Hayashi; Hideaki Senjyu; Asuka Iguchi; Shoko Iwai; Rumi Kanada; Sumihisa Honda; Hiroki Ozawa
- Book ID
- 108962635
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1323-1316
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