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Pathogenesis of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: Common pathogenetic pathways
 
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1st Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Diseases of the Chest “Sotiria”, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
 
 
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Demosthenes Bouros   

1st Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Diseases of the Chest “Sotiria”, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 152 Messogion Av., Athens 11527, Greece
 
 
Pneumon 2015;28(2):139-146
 
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