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. 1996 Apr;51(4):348–350. doi: 10.1136/thx.51.4.348

Oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

I Rahman, W MacNee
PMCID: PMC1090665  PMID: 8733482

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