Mucolytics for COPD: negotiating a slippery slope towards proof of efficacy

Shawn D. Aaron

Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (4) 1701465; 10.1183/13993003.01465-2017
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Airway diseases

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