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Impairment of small airways in COPD patients with frequent exacerbations and effects of treatment with tiotropium

Cristoforo Incorvaia1 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, ICP HospitalMilan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]

Gian Galeazzo Riario-Sforza1 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, ICP HospitalMilan, Italy

Chiara Pravettoni1 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, ICP HospitalMilan, Italy

Mona-Rita Yacoub2 Allergy and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele HospitalMilan, Italy

Franco Frati3 Institute of Pediatrics, Department of Medical and Surgical specialty and Public Health, University of Perugia, Policlinico MontelucePerugia, Italy

Pages 123-126 | Published online: 07 Mar 2008

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