COPD Right Care Project: a transformative social movement in COPD management

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  • António Pedro Gonçalves Rodrigues da Fonte Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Escola de Medicina da Universidade do Minho. Braga, Portugal | USF do Minho, ULS de Braga. Braga, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7140-2029

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https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v40i6.14103

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COPD, COPD management

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2025-01-07

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Vol. 40 No. 6 (2024): Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar

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COPD Right Care Project: a transformative social movement in COPD management. (2025). Portuguese Journal of Family Medicine and General Practice, 40(6), 615-8. https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v40i6.14103