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Editorial

. 2016 Oct;48(4):984-986.

doi: 10.1183/13993003.01329-2016.

Corticosteroids for community-acquired pneumonia: a critical view of the evidence

James D Chalmers¹

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PMID: 27694410
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01329-2016

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Editorial

Corticosteroids for community-acquired pneumonia: a critical view of the evidence

James D Chalmers. Eur Respir J. 2016 Oct.

Free article

. 2016 Oct;48(4):984-986.

doi: 10.1183/13993003.01329-2016.

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James D Chalmers¹

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¹ Scottish Centre for Respiratory Research, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK j.chalmers@dundee.ac.uk.

PMID: 27694410
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01329-2016

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