The (cost)-effectiveness of self-treatment of exacerbations on the severity of exacerbations in COPD patients: the COPE-II study
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1 Medisch Spectrum Twente, Department Of Pulmonology, Enschede, The Netherlands 2 Repatriation General Hospital, Department Of Respiratory Medicine, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia 3 University Medical Center Groningen, And University Of Groningen, Department Of Pulmonology, Groningen, The Netherlands 4 Radboud University Nijmegen, Department Of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, And Hta, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 5 Department Of Research Methodology, Measurement And Data Analysis, University Of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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