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Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1573-398X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6387

Editorial

The Potential of Procalcitonin as a Biomarker in Exacerbations of COPD

Author(s): Moises Rodriguez and Joseph Varon

Volume 19, Issue 2, 2023

Published on: 06 June, 2023

Page: [83 - 84] Pages: 2

DOI: 10.2174/1573398X1902230606164833

Open Access Journals Promotions 2
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