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Editorial
. 2021 Sep 1;321(3):L624-L627.
doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00333.2021. Epub 2021 Aug 25.

The intersection of women's health, lung health, and disease

Marrah E Lachowicz-Scroggins  1 , Louis J Vuga  1 , Aaron D Laposky  1 , Marishka Brown  1 , Koyeli Banerjee  1 , Thomas L Croxton  1 , James P Kiley  1
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Editorial

The intersection of women's health, lung health, and disease

Marrah E Lachowicz-Scroggins et al. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. .
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Keywords: NHLBI; gender; lung disease; sex; women’s health.

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Fiscal Years 2016–2020 Division of Lung Diseases and Women’s Health Portfolio.
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