Airways inflammation and its treatment during acute exacerbations of COPD
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Erik Bathoorn1, Huib Kerstjens1, Dirkje Postma1, Wim Timens2, William MacNee3 1Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), Department of Pulmonology, and 2Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. 3Edinburgh Lung and the Environment Group Initiative/Colt Research Laboratories, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Airways inflammation and treatment during acute exacerbations of COPD
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