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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;12(11):6416-6418.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-1759.

Comments on therapy option for primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Zixuan Chen  1   2 , Weijun Zhao  3 , Linyao Wang  1 , Ke Jin  1 , Jianfei Shen  1
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Editorial

Comments on therapy option for primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Zixuan Chen et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Nov.
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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-20-1759). JS serves as an unpaid section editor of Journal of Thoracic Disease from Jan 2020 to Dec 2021. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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