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Original Article

Transmission Electron Microscopy of Sputum Deposition in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Xianghua YiTongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Pathology, Shanghai, China
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Huiping LiShanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Yu ZengTongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Pathology, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xia FangTongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Pathology, Shanghai, China
, MD,
Lan WangTongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai, China
, MD,
Hanjing LvTongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai, China
, MD,
Benfang LuoShanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Special Examination, Shanghai, China
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Zongmei ZhangTongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Pathology, Shanghai, China
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Haiqing ChuShanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Xuyou ZhuTongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Pathology, Shanghai, China
, MD &
Xiaojing LiTongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Pathology, Shanghai, China
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Pages 153-159 | Received 24 Oct 2011, Accepted 04 Nov 2011, Published online: 04 May 2012

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