Canadian Guidelines for the Management of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis: Executive Summary

Corresponding Author

Meyer S Balter

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University of Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada , mountsinai.on.ca

Jacques La Forge

Laval University Hôpital Laval Ste-Foy, Quebec Toronto, Ontario, Canada , ulaval.ca

Donald E Low

University of Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada , mountsinai.on.ca

The Toronto Hospital Toronto Medical Laboratories Toronto, Ontario, Canada , uhn.ca

Lionel Mandell

McMaster University Henderson General Hospital Hamilton, Ontario, Canada , mcmaster.ca

Ronald F Grossman

University of Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada , mountsinai.on.ca

the Chronic Bronchitis Working Group on behalf of the Canadian Thoracic Society and the Canadian Infectious Disease Society