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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;26(3):216-217.
doi: 10.1111/resp.13979. Epub 2020 Nov 19.

Cardiac-specific beta-blockers and asthma: An end to fear?

John Harrington  1
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Editorial

Cardiac-specific beta-blockers and asthma: An end to fear?

John Harrington. Respirology. 2021 Mar.
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Keywords: asthma; beta-blocker; bisoprolol, bronchoconstriction.

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