Is an anticholinergic agent superior to a beta 2-agonist in improving dyspnea and exercise limitation in COPD?

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Published in Chest on September 01, 1995

Authors

S A Blosser1, S L Maxwell, M K Reeves-Hoche, A R Localio, C W Zwillich

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA.

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