title: COPD exacerbation and diaphragmatic dysfunction: Conditions with mutual influence influencing outcomes? - Reply.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marchioni
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6202-0758
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tonelli
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antenora
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fantini
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Clini
mesh_terms: D003964:Diaphragm; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive