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  1. John C Moore-Gillon1,
  2. Peter D O Davies2,
  3. L Peter Ormerod3
  1. 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew's and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
  2. 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool, UK
  3. 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire, UK
  1. Correspondence to John C Moore-Gillon, Barts and the London NHS Trust, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC1A 7BE, UK; john.mooregillon{at}btinternet.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.156968

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