Benzodiazepines Safe in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? Don't Hold Your Breath

Overview

Journal Ann Am Thorac Soc

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2018 Dec 29

PMID 30592456

Authors

Abigail L Koch

Laura M Paulin

Affiliations

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