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Authors’ response to Almirall et al
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  1. Robert D Sanders
  1. Correspondence to Dr Robert D Sanders, Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience, University College London & Department of Anaesthesia & Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, University College London Hospital, London SW10 9NH, UK; r.sanders{at}ucl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203701

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