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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;75(10):824-825.
doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215259. Epub 2020 Aug 5.

Extracorporeal CO2 removal for stable hypercapnic COPD: is it really worth it?

Marieke L Duiverman  1 , Peter J Wijkstra  2
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Editorial

Extracorporeal CO2 removal for stable hypercapnic COPD: is it really worth it?

Marieke L Duiverman et al. Thorax. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: COPD ÀÜ Mechanisms; non invasive ventilation.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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