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. 2022 Sep;9(1):e001369.
doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2022-001369.

British Thoracic Society Quality Standard for Clinically Significant Bronchiectasis in Adults 2022

Adam T Hill  1 , Lizzie Grillo  2 , Kevin Gruffydd-Jones  3 , Karen Payne  4 , Miguel Souto  5 , Anita Sullivan  6 , James Wildgoose  7 , Michael R Loebinger  2   8
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British Thoracic Society Quality Standard for Clinically Significant Bronchiectasis in Adults 2022

Adam T Hill et al. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

This British Thoracic Society Quality Standard for Clinically Significant Bronchiectasis in Adults 2022 aims to encourage good practice by setting standards of high-quality respiratory care that services should follow.

Keywords: Bronchiectasis.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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