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Editorial
. 2024 May 15;209(10):1177-1178.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202401-0144ED.

BEACON: A Missing Piece of the Puzzle for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Carrie L Pistenmaa  1 , George R Washko  1
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Editorial

BEACON: A Missing Piece of the Puzzle for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Carrie L Pistenmaa et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • Structural Predictors of Lung Function Decline in Young Smokers with Normal Spirometry.
    Ritchie AI, Donaldson GC, Hoffman EA, Allinson JP, Bloom CI, Bolton CE, Choudhury G, Gerard SE, Guo J, Alves-Moreira L, McGarvey L, Sapey E, Stockley RA, Yip KP, Singh D, Wilkinson T, Fageras M, Ostridge K, Jöns O, Bucchioni E, Compton CH, Jones P, Mezzi K, Vestbo J, Calverley PMA, Wedzicha JA; British Early COPD Network (BEACON) Cohort Investigators. Ritchie AI, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 May 15;209(10):1208-1218. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202307-1203OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024. PMID: 38175920 Free PMC article.

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