Opioids in COPD: a cause of death or a marker of illness severity?

James Downar, Rebecca Colman, Robert Horton, Paul Hernandez and Graeme Rocker; Nicholas T. Vozoris, Denis E. O’Donnell, Chaim M. Bell, Sudeep S. Gill and Paula A. Rochon

Source: Eur Respir J 2016; 48: 1520-1521
Journal Issue: November
Disease area: Airway diseases

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