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. 2025 Dec;211(12):2425.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202506-1411LE.

Reply to Chaïbi and Tandjaoui-Lambiotte and to Young and Scott

Joan B Soriano  1   2   3 , Francesca Polverino  4
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Reply to Chaïbi and Tandjaoui-Lambiotte and to Young and Scott

Joan B Soriano et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Dec.
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