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Review
. 2006 May;61(5):440-7.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.041848.

COPD exacerbations. 4: Prevention

S Scott  1 , P Walker, P M A Calverley
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Review

COPD exacerbations. 4: Prevention

S Scott et al. Thorax. 2006 May.

Erratum in

  • Thorax. 2006 Jul;61(7):642. Dosage error in article text

Abstract

A review of the evidence that the prevention of COPD works and, if so, the effectiveness of this strategy

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Competing interests: none declared.

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