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Bronchoscopy in patients with suspected PCP: supine or sitting?

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P Vijayanand,
M Woodhead

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; mark.woodhead@cmmc.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.58.8.736

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