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  1. Biswajit Chakrabarti1,
  2. Robert M Angus2,
  3. Peter M A Calverley1
  1. 1Clinical Sciences Centre, University Hospital Aintree, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
  2. 2Aintree Chest Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK
  1. Correspondence to Biswajit Chakrabarti, Aintree Chest Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Lower Lane, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK; biz{at}doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.149757

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