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Editorial
. 2022 May 1;205(9):977-978.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202201-0147ED.

Persistent Airway Plugs: A Call for Clinical Recognition and Novel Therapies

Sarah Svenningsen  1 , Parameswaran Nair  1
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Editorial

Persistent Airway Plugs: A Call for Clinical Recognition and Novel Therapies

Sarah Svenningsen et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • Mucus Plugs Persist in Asthma, and Changes in Mucus Plugs Associate with Changes in Airflow over Time.
    Tang M, Elicker BM, Henry T, Gierada DS, Schiebler ML, Huang BK, Peters MC, Castro M, Hoffman EA, Fain SB, Ash SY, Choi J, Hall C, Phillips BR, Mauger DT, Denlinger LC, Jarjour NN, Israel E, Phipatanakul W, Levy BD, Wenzel SE, Bleecker ER, Woodruff PG, Fahy JV, Dunican EM. Tang M, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 May 1;205(9):1036-1045. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202110-2265OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022. PMID: 35104436 Free PMC article.

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