Research ArticleOriginal Research

Clinical Implications of Bronchodilator Testing: Diagnosing and Differentiating COPD and Asthma-COPD Overlap

Srinadh Annangi and Angel O Coz-Yataco
Respiratory Care April 2022, 67 (4) 440-447; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.09215

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