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  1. Andrew J Fisher,
  2. Paul A Corris
  1. Newcastle University, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK
  1. Correspondence to Professor Andrew J Fisher, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK; a.j.fisher{at}ncl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.149682

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