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Editorial
. 2015 Jun;147(6):1450-1452.
doi: 10.1378/chest.15-0077.

Running short on time: lung transplant evaluation for telomere-related pulmonary fibrosis

Christine Kim Garcia  1
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Editorial

Running short on time: lung transplant evaluation for telomere-related pulmonary fibrosis

Christine Kim Garcia. Chest. 2015 Jun.
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