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Editorial
. 2019 Jan;16(1):55-57.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201809-641ED.

It's Time to Rehabilitate Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Surya P Bhatt  1   2   3
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Editorial

It's Time to Rehabilitate Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Surya P Bhatt. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Jan.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Distribution of pulmonary rehabilitation centers (black diamonds) across the United States, stratified by location in urban and rural areas.
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