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Efficacy and Safety of Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Sarcoidosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Ritesh Agarwal, Ashutosh N Aggarwal and Dheeraj Gupta
Respiratory Care April 2013, 58 (4) 683-693; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02101

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