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. 1998 Feb;53(2):87–90. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.2.87

Effect of repeated sputum induction on cell counts in normal volunteers

J A Nightingale, D F Rogers, P J Barnes
PMCID: PMC1758720  PMID: 9624290

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