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COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Volume 15, 2018 - Issue 3
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Letter to the Editor

Psychological Stress, Lung Function and Exacerbation Risk in COPD: Is an Increase of Cholinergic Tone a Possible Link?

Gennaro LiccardiDepartment of Pulmonology, Haematology and Oncology. Division of Pulmonology and Allergology. High Speciality “A.Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy;Post-graduate School of Respiratory Medicine. Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Luigino CalzettaPost-graduate School of Respiratory Medicine. Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy;Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Manlio MilaneseDivision of Pulmonology, S. Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure (Savona), Italy
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Antonello SalzilloDepartment of Pulmonology, Haematology and Oncology. Division of Pulmonology and Allergology. High Speciality “A.Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Filippo ManziDepartment of Pulmonology, Haematology and Oncology. Division of Pulmonology and Allergology. High Speciality “A.Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Marta FerrariDivision of Pulmonology, S. Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure (Savona), Italy
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Paola RoglianiPost-graduate School of Respiratory Medicine. Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy;Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Pages 310-311 | Received 01 Mar 2018, Accepted 25 Mar 2018, Published online: 07 May 2018

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