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Editorial
. 2019 Oct;74(10):927-928.
doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213697. Epub 2019 Sep 3.

β2 adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and COPD exacerbations: a complicated story

Wassim W Labaki  1 , MeiLan K Han  2
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Editorial

β2 adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and COPD exacerbations: a complicated story

Wassim W Labaki et al. Thorax. 2019 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: COPD exacerbations.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: MH has consulted for GSK, Mylan, BI and AZ and has received research support from Novartis and Sunovion.

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