Human models of exacerbations of COPD: No extrapolation needed

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 691-692

  Sethi, Sanjay ^a,b   Macnee, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79952727401     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201009-1498ED     Document Type: Editorial

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