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Editorial
. 2022 Dec 1;206(11):1304-1306.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202207-1306ED.

Airway Mucus Dysfunction in COVID-19

Burton F Dickey  1 , Jichao Chen  1 , R Stokes Peebles  2
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Editorial

Airway Mucus Dysfunction in COVID-19

Burton F Dickey et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • Prevalence and Mechanisms of Mucus Accumulation in COVID-19 Lung Disease.
    Kato T, Asakura T, Edwards CE, Dang H, Mikami Y, Okuda K, Chen G, Sun L, Gilmore RC, Hawkins P, De la Cruz G, Cooley MR, Bailey AB, Hewitt SM, Chertow DS, Borczuk AC, Salvatore S, Martinez FJ, Thorne LB, Askin FB, Ehre C, Randell SH, O'Neal WK, Baric RS, Boucher RC. Kato T, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Dec 1;206(11):1336-1352. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202111-2606OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022. PMID: 35816430 Free PMC article.

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