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. 1992 Dec;47(12):1001–1004. doi: 10.1136/thx.47.12.1001

Detection and quantification of pulmonary emphysema by computed tomography: a window of opportunity.

M D Morgan
PMCID: PMC1021089  PMID: 1494760

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