Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 7 , Page 1073 , July 2010

Are we measuring pulmonary emphysema?

Received 15 October 2009 ,Accepted 15 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.10.032

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 7 , Page 1073 , July 2010

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