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  1. C M Roberts1,
  2. R A Stone2,
  3. R J Buckingham3,
  4. N A Pursey3,
  5. D Lowe3
  1. 1Chest Clinic, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK
  2. 2Somerset Lung Centre, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK
  3. 3Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to C M Roberts, Chest Clinic, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London E11 1NR, UK; michael.roberts{at}whippsx.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2011.161299

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