Oral acetylcysteine reduces exacerbation rate in chronic bronchitis: report of a trial organized by the Swedish Society for Pulmonary Diseases.

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Published in Eur J Respir Dis on August 01, 1983

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G Boman, U Bäcker, S Larsson, B Melander, L Wåhlander

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