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Obesity and pneumonia: A complex relationship
 
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Department of Pneumonology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
 
 
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Paschalis Steiropoulos   

Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace Department of Pneumonology, University Hospital of Evros 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
 
 
Pneumon 2014;27(4):291-292
 
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