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. 2002 Sep;57(9):830–834. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.9.830

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease c 2: Pathology and biochemistry of emphysema

J Hogg 1, R Senior 1
PMCID: PMC1746435  PMID: 12200530

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