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Editorial
. 2020 Apr;12(4):1274-1276.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.03.40.

Surgical treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: what is better to do?

Dania Nachira  1 , Elisa Meacci  1 , Maria Teresa Congedo  1 , Luca Pogliani  1 , Marco Chiappetta  1 , Maria Letizia Vita  1 , Stefano Margaritora  1
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Editorial

Surgical treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: what is better to do?

Dania Nachira et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Apr.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.03.40). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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