Mucus plugs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are heterogeneous in size and shape and occur in relatively large airways

Omar N Farooqui, Brett M Elicker, Travis S Henry, Lewis D Hahn, Kimberly G Kallianos, Meilan K Han, R Graham Barr, Benjamin M Smith, Alejandro P Comellas, Jessica Bon, Nadia Hansel, J Michael Wells, Robert Paine, Igor Barjaktarevic, Joyce D Schroeder, Prescott G Woodruff, Brendan K Huang, John V Fahy

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DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf138
Published: 2026-01-23
Container: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf138,
  title = {Mucus plugs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are heterogeneous in size and shape and occur in relatively large airways},
  author = {Omar N Farooqui and Brett M Elicker and Travis S Henry and Lewis D Hahn and Kimberly G Kallianos and Meilan K Han and R Graham Barr and Benjamin M Smith and Alejandro P Comellas and Jessica Bon and Nadia Hansel and J Michael Wells and Robert Paine and Igor Barjaktarevic and Joyce D Schroeder and Prescott G Woodruff and Brendan K Huang and John V Fahy},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine},
  doi = {10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf138},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf138}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Mucus plugs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are heterogeneous in size and shape and occur in relatively large airways
AU  - Omar N Farooqui
AU  - Brett M Elicker
AU  - Travis S Henry
AU  - Lewis D Hahn
AU  - Kimberly G Kallianos
AU  - Meilan K Han
AU  - R Graham Barr
AU  - Benjamin M Smith
AU  - Alejandro P Comellas
AU  - Jessica Bon
AU  - Nadia Hansel
AU  - J Michael Wells
AU  - Robert Paine
AU  - Igor Barjaktarevic
AU  - Joyce D Schroeder
AU  - Prescott G Woodruff
AU  - Brendan K Huang
AU  - John V Fahy
PY  - 2026
JO  - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
DO  - 10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf138
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf138
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Farooqui, O. N., Elicker, B. M., Henry, T. S., Hahn, L. D., Kallianos, K. G., Han, M. K., Barr, R. G., Smith, B. M., Comellas, A. P., Bon, J., Hansel, N., Wells, J. M., Paine, R., Barjaktarevic, I., Schroeder, J. D., Woodruff, P. G., Huang, B. K., & Fahy, J. V. (2026). Mucus plugs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are heterogeneous in size and shape and occur in relatively large airways. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf138

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