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The importance of translational science within the respiratory field

Silke Meiners1,2, Niki L Reynaert3, Andreas M Matthaiou4,5

  • 1Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany.

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