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. 2000 Jan;55(1):67–77. doi: 10.1136/thorax.55.1.67

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: clinical aspects and current concepts on pathogenesis

P Shah 1, D Hansell 1, P Lawson 1, K Reid 1, C Morgan 1
PMCID: PMC1745595  PMID: 10607805

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