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. 2018 Jul 31:13:2335-2338.
doi: 10.2147/COPD.S169760. eCollection 2018.

Impact of bronchiectasis on the frequency and severity of respiratory exacerbations in COPD

Wassim W Labaki  1 , MeiLan K Han  1
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Impact of bronchiectasis on the frequency and severity of respiratory exacerbations in COPD

Wassim W Labaki et al. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. .
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Disclosure MKH reports consulting for Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca, and research support from Novartis and Sunovion. WWL reports no conflicts of interest in this work.

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