COPD treatment choices based on blood eosinophils: are we there yet?

Brian Oliver, Katrina Tonga, David Darley, Sandra Rutting, Xin Zhang, Hui Chen, Gang Wang

Source: Breathe, 15 (4) 318; 10.1183/20734735.0254-2019
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Airway diseases

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