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Clinical Research

Induced sputum deposition improves diagnostic yields of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: A clinicopathological and methodological study of 17 cases

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Pages 7-13 | Received 09 May 2015, Accepted 02 Oct 2015, Published online: 19 Nov 2015

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