Managing dyspnea in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline.

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Published in Can Respir J on April 18, 2011

Authors

Darcy D Marciniuk1, Donna Goodridge, Paul Hernandez, Graeme Rocker, Meyer Balter, Pat Bailey, Gord Ford, Jean Bourbeau, Denis E O'Donnell, Francois Maltais, Richard A Mularski, Andrew J Cave, Irvin Mayers, Vicki Kennedy, Thomas K Oliver, Candice Brown, Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Committee Dyspnea Expert Working Group

Author Affiliations

1: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. ctsinfo@lung.ca

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