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Editorial
. 2013 Feb;18(2):199-200.
doi: 10.1111/resp.12012.

Corticosteroids for pneumonia: are we there yet?

Oriol Sibila, Marcos I Restrepo
Editorial

Corticosteroids for pneumonia: are we there yet?

Oriol Sibila et al. Respirology. 2013 Feb.
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Conflict of Interest Statement

The time to write this Editorial for MIR is partially protected by Award Number K23HL096054 from the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute or the National Institutes of Health. MIR participated as a consultant in data safety monitoring boards for clinical trials performed by Theravance and Trius. The time of OS is supported by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (BAE11/00102) and Sociedad Espanola de Neumologia y Cirugia Toracica (SEPAR).

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