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Pages 584-585 (January 2008)
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Vol. 44. Issue 11.
Pages 584-585 (January 2008)
Editorial
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Is More Really Better?
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Joaquín Sanchis
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Correspondence: Dr J. Sanchis Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Avda. Sant Antoni M. Claret, 167 08025 Barcelona, Spain
Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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