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A, B, Forest plots showing frequency of exacerbations (A) and frequency of severe exacerbations (B). The weight of each study is the percentage of its contribution to the overall effect estimate. Weights of individual studies might not add up to the subtotal or overall weights because of rounding. Risk of bias is represented as low (+), unclear (?), or high (–). df = degrees of freedom; IV = inverse variance.
