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COPD exacerbations: who is safe to be managed at home

Integrated Care Unit Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain

J. Roca

Servei de Pneumologia (ICT) Hospital clinic University of Barcelona, Spain

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Chronic Respiratory Disease, Vol. 4, No. 4, 187-188 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1479972307083708


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