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  1. Anne V Gonzalez,
  2. Pierre Ernst
  1. McGill University, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Anne V Gonzalez, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University Health Centre, 3650 Saint-Urbain K1.09, Montreal H2X 2P4, Canada; anne.gonzalez{at}mcgill.ca

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