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A comparative study of chest CT findings regarding the effects of regional dust exposure on patients with COPD living in urban areas and rural areas near cement plants

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01649-4

Published Online: 2021-02-06

Published Print: 2021-12

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Kim, Junghyun

Kim, Bom

Bak, So Hyeon

Oh, Yeon-Mok

Kim, Woo Jin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-370X
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Article History

Received: 13 December 2020

Accepted: 1 February 2021

First Online: 6 February 2021

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Participants from two different prospective COPD cohort studies in Korea were enrolled: COPD in Dusty Area (CODA) Registry (KCT0000552) and Korean Obstructive Lung Disease Cohort (KOLD). The study design and methods were approved by the Institutional Review Board and informed consent was obtained from each patient of all cohort studies.

: Not required due to study design.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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