Methylxanthines for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: meta-analysis of randomised trials
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Review: methylxanthines are not effective for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
and commentary also appear in ACP Journal Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For correspondence: Dr R G Barr, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. [email protected] Sources of funding: National Institutes of Health; Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar Award; Cana...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7416.643