Rebuttal from Dr. Obiols and Dr. Call

Affiliations

Carme Obiols et al. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun;5(3):254-5.

doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2016.06.11.

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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