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Comment
. 2015 Sep;24(137):542-4.
doi: 10.1183/16000617.00000415.

Inhalation challenge in the differential diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia

Xavier Muñoz  1 , Monica Sanchez-Ortíz  2 , Inigo Ojanguren  3 , María Jesús Cruz  2
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Inhalation challenge in the differential diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia

Xavier Muñoz et al. Eur Respir Rev. 2015 Sep.

Abstract

Specific inhalation challenge is useful for the differential diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia http://ow.ly/PX1q9

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