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. 2003 Jun;58(6):543–546. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.6.543

The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 3: Pulmonary vasculitis

M Griffith 1, S Brett 1
PMCID: PMC1746696  PMID: 12775874

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