British Thoracic Society guideline for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy in adults: accredited by NICE.

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Published in Thorax on August 01, 2013

Authors

I A Du Rand1, J Blaikley, R Booton, N Chaudhuri, V Gupta, S Khalid, S Mandal, J Martin, J Mills, N Navani, N M Rahman, J M Wrightson, M Munavvar, British Thoracic Society Bronchoscopy Guideline Group

Author Affiliations

1: Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, UK. ingrid.durand@nhs.net

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