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Case Reports
. 2013 Mar 1;22(127):88-90.
doi: 10.1183/09059180.00002312.

Hot tub lung: an occupational hazard

Harald Fjällbrant, Magnus Akerstrom, Erik Svensson, Eva Andersson
Case Reports

Hot tub lung: an occupational hazard

Harald Fjällbrant et al. Eur Respir Rev. .
No abstract available

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Statement of Interest

H. Fjällbrant is an employee of AstraZeneca.

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