Defining “stable chronic hypercapnia” in patients with COPD: the physiological perspective

Begum Ergan, Raffaele Scala, Wolfram Windisch

Source: Eur Respir J, 55 (2) 1902365; 10.1183/13993003.02365-2019
Journal Issue: February
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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