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Pulmonology

BTS 1997

British Thoracic Society

BTS guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The COPD Guidelines Group of the Standards of Care Committee of the BTS.

1997NationalThorax

United Kingdom

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Organisation: British Thoracic Society
Published: 1997
Applies to: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Scope: National
Journal: Thorax
PubMed: 9474238
PubMed Central: PMC1765890
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