Review: methylxanthines are not effective for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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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: Evidence-Based Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1356-5524
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.9.3.80