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Comment
. 2013:8:379-81.
doi: 10.2147/COPD.S49455. Epub 2013 Aug 7.

Predicting survival after acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ACOPD): is long-term application of noninvasive ventilation the last life guard?

Antonio M Esquinas, Yoshinori Matsuoka, Sven Stieglitz
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Predicting survival after acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ACOPD): is long-term application of noninvasive ventilation the last life guard?

Antonio M Esquinas et al. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2013.
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    Titlestad IL, Lassen AT, Vestbo J. Titlestad IL, et al. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2013;8:381. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2013. PMID: 24137821 No abstract available.

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