The Importance of Phenotyping Bronchiectasis.
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Research priorities in bronchiectasis: a consensus statement from the EMBARC Clinical Research Collaboration Stefano Aliberti, Sarah Masefield, Eva Polverino, Anthony De Soyza, Michael R. Loebinger, Rosario Menendez, Felix C. Ringshausen, Montserrat Vendrell, Pippa Powell, James D. Chalmers http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/3/632.long Please remember to visit the EMBARC homepage for links to all the latest publications and news in regards to our Network members. If you have a recent paper we have not displayed and would like it to be highlighted on the homepage please let us know.
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The Importance of Phenotyping Bronchiectasis
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
دوره 92 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016