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  1. Candy Lee
  1. Correspondence to Candy Lee, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Singleton Hospital, Sketty Lane, Swansea SA2 8QA, UK; candy.lee{at}wales.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204412

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    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.