β-Blocker Therapy and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – A Danish Nationwide Study of 1·3 Million Individuals
Background: The possible association between β-adrenoceptor antagonists (β-blockers) and risk of COPD is controversial. The objective of the present study was to test whether β-blocker use is associated with susceptibility to the disease. Methods: A total of 301,542 new users of β-blockers and 1,000...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | EClinicalMedicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537019300045 |