Figure 1.
CONSORT diagram of study recruitment, allocation, drop-out and completion.
Notes: *Cardiac history, alcohol excess, maintenance prednisolone/antibiotics, withdrew consent, other respiratory diagnosis, never smoker, outside age range.
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