Inspiratory muscle training in stable COPD patients: enough is enough?

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Nicolino Ambrosino. Eur Respir J. 2018.

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. 2018 Jan 25;51(1):1702285.

doi: 10.1183/13993003.02285-2017. Print 2018 Jan.

¹ Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Institute of Montescano (PV), Montescano, Italy nico.ambrosino@gmail.com.

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