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Clinical Note

The role of post-transplantation cyclosporine treatment in the course of cystic fibrosis pulmonary disease: a case report

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Pages 714-716 | Received 01 Dec 2011, Accepted 22 Dec 2011, Published online: 01 Feb 2012

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