Higher dyspnea score predicts antibiotic use in World Trade Center-exposed firefighters

B. Putman (Gent, Belgium), L. Lahousse (Gent, Belgium), R. Zeig-Owens (Brooklyn, NY, United States of America), D. Prezant (Brooklyn, NY, United States of America), M. Weiden (New York, NY, United States of America)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Occupational lung diseases
Session: Occupational lung diseases
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 3144
Disease area: Airway diseases

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