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Editorial
. 2017 Sep;9(9):2777-2781.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.25.

Protecting lungs during spontaneous breathing: what can we do?

Hong-Liang Li  1 , Lu Chen  2   3 , Laurent Brochard  2   3
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Editorial

Protecting lungs during spontaneous breathing: what can we do?

Hong-Liang Li et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: L Brochard’s laboratory has received equipment or grants from Medtronic Covidien, Philips, General Electric, Air Liquide, Fisher Paykel, and Maquet. HL Li and L Chen have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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