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Using lung cancer screening as an opportunity to diagnose COPD
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  1. Marianne L S Tinkler
  1. Correspondence to Dr Marianne L S Tinkler, ST4, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Respiratory Department, Malborough Road, Swindon SN3 6BB, UK; mariannetinkler{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201436

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