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        <journal-title>Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine</journal-title>
        <abbrev-title>J Pak Soc Intern Med</abbrev-title>
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      <issn publication-format="print">2709-8729</issn>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2710-0804</issn>
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          <subject>Medical Guidelines</subject>
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        <article-title>COPD Guideline Abridged Version</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Malik</surname>
            <given-names>Professor Muhammad Irfan</given-names>
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          <email>drmirfanmalik@hotmail.com</email>
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        <institution>Head of Pulmonology, Critical Care &amp; Sleep Medicine, Director Sleep Research Lab, The University of Lahore</institution>
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        <corresp id="cor1">*Correspondence: Professor Muhammad Irfan Malik (drmirfanmalik@hotmail.com)</corresp>
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        <day>07</day>
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2024</year>
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        <year>2024</year>
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      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>559</fpage>
      <lpage>569</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-02-03">
          <day>03</day>
          <month>02</month>
          <year>2024</year>
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          <day>13</day>
          <month>03</month>
          <year>2024</year>
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