Cough, dyspnea, and reticulonodular opacities in a 58-year-old smoker.

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The Ohio State University, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, 201 DHLRI, 473 West 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.

Published: August 2007

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