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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;25(11):1116-1118.
doi: 10.1111/resp.13895. Epub 2020 Jul 12.

Endobronchial coils for emphysema: Do they work and why?

Sakhee Kotecha  1 , Trevor J Williams  1   2
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Editorial

Endobronchial coils for emphysema: Do they work and why?

Sakhee Kotecha et al. Respirology. 2020 Nov.
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Keywords: bronchoscopy and emphysema; endobronchial coil; thoracic surgery.

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