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Genetic and environmental interactions in lung diseases
 
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1st Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “SOTIRIA” Hospital for Chest Diseases, Athens, Greece
 
 
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Petros Bakakos   

1st Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “SOTIRIA” Hospital for Chest Diseases, Athens, Greece, 11 Kononos St., 11634 Athens, Greece
 
 
Pneumon 2012;25(1):64-69
 
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