Heart, Lung and Circulation
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Routine Histological Analysis of Resected Lung Tissue in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax—Is It Justified?

Received 14 August 2005 ,Accepted 9 October 2005.

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PII: S1443-9506(05)00213-1

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.10.007

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 137-138 , April 2006