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Automated Measurement of Pulmonary Emphysema and Small Airway Remodeling in Cigarette Smoke-exposed Mice
Published on: January 16, 2015
Pathophysiology of Emphysema and Implications
Monica Goldklang1, Robert Stockley2
1Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Abstract:
This article serves as a CME-available, enduring material summary of the following COPD9USA presentations: "Overview of Lung Injury in COPD: Types and Key Questions" Presenter: Caroline Owen, MD, PhD Emphysema as a Disease of Deficient Tissue Repair/Maintenance" Presenter: Rubin Tuder, MD.
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