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. 1986 Feb;41(2):81–87. doi: 10.1136/thx.41.2.81

Observations on the pathogenesis of chronic airflow obstruction in smokers: implications for the detection of "early" lung disease.

I A Greaves, H J Colebatch
PMCID: PMC460267  PMID: 3518131

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