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. 2007 Mar;62(3):198-9.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2007.077883.

What is (and what is not) a COPD exacerbation: thoughts from the new GOLD guidelines

J R Hurst  1 , J A Wedzicha
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What is (and what is not) a COPD exacerbation: thoughts from the new GOLD guidelines

J R Hurst et al. Thorax. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

Definition of what is (and what is not) a COPD exacerbation

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