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Comment
. 2018 Mar 15;197(6):834-835.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201708-1693LE.

Normalization of FEV1/FVC Ratio to Greater Than 0.7 Does Not Equal Resolution of Disease

Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet  1 , Hans Petersen  2 , Paula M Meek  3 , Yohannes Tesfaigzi  2 , Akshay Sood  1
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Normalization of FEV1/FVC Ratio to Greater Than 0.7 Does Not Equal Resolution of Disease

Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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