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Original Article

Ventilatory Function of Progressive Massive Fibrosis among Bituminous Coal Miners in Taiwan

Shieh-Ching Yang National Taiwan University Hospital Pulmonary Function Laboratory Department of Laboratory Medicine Taipei, Taiwan
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Sze-Piao Yang National Taiwan University Hospital Pulmonary Function Laboratory Department of Laboratory Medicine Taipei, Taiwan
Pages 290-297 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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