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Published on: August 25, 2017
Progression to COPD in smokers with normal spirometry/low DLCO using different methods to determine normal levels
Ben-Gary Harvey1, Yael Strulovici-Barel2, Robert J Kaner3
1Dept of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY, USA Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY, USA Both authors contributed equally to this study.
No abstract available in PubMed .
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