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. 1975 Jun;30(3):241–251. doi: 10.1136/thx.30.3.241

Quantitative assessment of chronic non-specific lung disease at necropsy. Report by Panel on Pathology of the Medical Research Council Committee on Research into Chronic Bronchitis, April 1972.

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