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Editorial
. 2016 Dec;8(12):E1657-E1660.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.103.

Evaluation of symptomatic patients without airflow obstruction: back to the future

Jose Luis Lopez-Campos  1 , Bernardino Alcazar  2
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Editorial

Evaluation of symptomatic patients without airflow obstruction: back to the future

Jose Luis Lopez-Campos et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Dec.
No abstract available

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Clinical Significance of Symptoms in Smokers with Preserved Pulmonary Function.
    Woodruff PG, Barr RG, Bleecker E, Christenson SA, Couper D, Curtis JL, Gouskova NA, Hansel NN, Hoffman EA, Kanner RE, Kleerup E, Lazarus SC, Martinez FJ, Paine R 3rd, Rennard S, Tashkin DP, Han MK; SPIROMICS Research Group. Woodruff PG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 12;374(19):1811-21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1505971. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27168432 Free PMC article.

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