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  1. Neal Navani1,
  2. Onn Min Kon2,
  3. Sam M Janes1
  1. 1Centre for Respiratory Research, University College London, London, UK
  2. 2Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Neal Navani, Department of Thoracic Medicine, University College London Hospital, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG, UK; neal.navani{at}uclh.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201267

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    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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