The effects of sildenafil on lung function in COPD

A. Goudie, P. Hopkinson, W. Anderson, B. Lipworth, A. Struthers (United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Translational respiratory medicine in asthma and COPD
Session: Translational respiratory medicine in asthma and COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2188
Disease area: Airway diseases

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