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. 1998 Feb;53(2):83–86. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.2.83

Changes in sputum composition between two inductions performed on consecutive days

O Holz, K Richter, R A Jorres, P Speckin, M Mucke, H Magnussen
PMCID: PMC1758709  PMID: 9624289

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