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J Cravo1, A C Pazarli2, A M Esquinas3
1Serviço de Pneumologia A, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal. jcravo87@gmail.com.
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|July 21, 2016
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