Isolating peripheral effects of endogenous opioids in modulating exertional breathlessness in people with moderate or severe COPD: a randomised controlled trial

David C. Currow, Toby Hunt, Sandra Louw, Danny Eckert, Peter Allcroft, Tim H.M. To, Aine Greene, Malgorzata Krajnik, Don Mahler, Magnus Ekström

Source: ERJ Open Res, 5 (4) 00153-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00153-2019
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Airway diseases

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David C. Currow, Toby Hunt, Sandra Louw, Danny Eckert, Peter Allcroft, Tim H.M. To, Aine Greene, Malgorzata Krajnik, Don Mahler, Magnus Ekström. Isolating peripheral effects of endogenous opioids in modulating exertional breathlessness in people with moderate or severe COPD: a randomised controlled trial. ERJ Open Res, 5 (4) 00153-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00153-2019

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