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Editorial
. 2021 Apr 15;203(8):932-934.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202011-4178ED.

Mucus Plugs in Medium-sized Airways: A Novel Imaging Biomarker for Phenotyping Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Guillaume Chassagnon  1   2 , Pierre-Régis Burgel  1   3
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Mucus Plugs in Medium-sized Airways: A Novel Imaging Biomarker for Phenotyping Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Guillaume Chassagnon et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • Mucus Plugs and Emphysema in the Pathophysiology of Airflow Obstruction and Hypoxemia in Smokers.
    Dunican EM, Elicker BM, Henry T, Gierada DS, Schiebler ML, Anderson W, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Bleecker ER, Boucher RC, Bowler R, Christenson SA, Comellas A, Cooper CB, Couper D, Criner GJ, Dransfield M, Doerschuk CM, Drummond MB, Hansel NN, Han MK, Hastie AT, Hoffman EA, Krishnan JA, Lazarus SC, Martinez FJ, McCulloch CE, O'Neal WK, Ortega VE, Paine R 3rd, Peters S, Schroeder JD, Woodruff PG, Fahy JV. Dunican EM, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Apr 15;203(8):957-968. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202006-2248OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 33180550 Free PMC article.

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