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Review
. 2006 Jun;61(6):535-44.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.041863.

COPD exacerbations.5: management

R Rodríguez-Roisin  1
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Review

COPD exacerbations.5: management

R Rodríguez-Roisin. Thorax. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

A review of the most relevant evidence based therapeutic options currently available for the management of exacerbations of COPD.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The author has participated as a lecturer and speaker in scientific meetings and courses under the sponsorship of Almirall, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Laboratorios Dr Esteve SA and Pfizer; consulted with several pharmaceutical companies with relevance to the topics discussed in the present article (Almirall, Altana, AstraZeneca, Aventis, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Laboratorios Dr Esteve SA, Novartis, Pfizer, Viechi and Zambon); serves on advisory boards for Almirall, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble and Viechi; has been sponsored for several clinical trials; and has received laboratory research support from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Laboratorios Dr Esteve SA, Pfizer and Procter & Gamble Ltd.

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