Validation of a novel risk score for severity of illness in acute exacerbations of COPD.

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Published in Chest on April 28, 2011

Authors

Andrew F Shorr1, Xiaowu Sun, Richard S Johannes, Ayla Yaitanes, Ying P Tabak

Author Affiliations

1: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA. andrew.shorr@gmail.com

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