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Department of Respiratory Medicine, USA
E. T. Smyth, S. C. Wright, D. G. Sinnamon, A. E. Evans & J. MacMahon
Falkirk Royal Infirmary, USA
E. T. Smyth, S. C. Wright, D. G. Sinnamon, A. E. Evans & J. MacMahon
Coleraine Hospital, USA
E. T. Smyth, S. C. Wright, D. G. Sinnamon, A. E. Evans & J. MacMahon
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen’s University, Belfast
E. T. Smyth, S. C. Wright, D. G. Sinnamon, A. E. Evans & J. MacMahon
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast
J. MacMahon, C. Loughrey, M. Riley, G. Varghese, J. B. Buick & R. C. Lowry
Department of Respiratory Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin
R. Costello, W. T. McNicholas, C. Quigley & M. X. FitzGerald
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9
M. Long, P. Conlon, F. Walker, P. Fitzgerald & S. J. O’Neill
Department of Medicine, University College Dublin & St.Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin
C. Quigley, C. M. O’Connor, G. Rook, M. X. FitzGerald & M. X. FitzGerald
Department of Medical Microbiology, University College & Middlesex School of Medicine, London, UK
C. M. O’Connor, G. Rook & M. X. FitzGerald
Department of Thoracic Surgery, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin
K. Subbareddy
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8
K. Subbareddy, D. Luke, E. McGovern, A. F. Karim & D. A. Luke
Department of Clinical Medicine, TCD Medical School, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin
D. Luke, F. P. Hogan, M. P. O’Sullivan, M. O’Sullivan, W. Grant, M. Walsh, J. S. Prichard & A. Khan
Asthma Unit, Sully Hospital, Penarth, S. Wales
S. P. Reynolds
Asthma & Allergy Unit, Sully Hospital, Penarth, South Glamorgan, Wales
S. P. Reynolds
Department of Thoracic Medicine, Llandough Hospital, South Wales
S. P. Reynolds, A. Phillips & R. Richards
Asthma & Allergy Unit, Sully Hospital, South Glamorgan, Wales
K. P. Jones
Peamount Hospital, Newcastle, Co., Dublin
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St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8
L. Clancy, D. J. Lyons, J. Keating, F. Mulcahy & P. Hartley
Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin 8
L. Clancy & P. G. Goodman
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Cork Regional Hospital, Wilton, Cork
K. P. Houlihan, H. P. Singh & T. Aherne
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal City of Dublin Hospital, Ireland
S. E. A. Attwood & A. E. Wood
The Mater Hospital, Dublin
S. E. A. Attwood & A. E. Wood
Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12
A. E. Wood, J. P. Sweeney & M. C. Neligan
Mercer’s Institute for Research on Ageing, USA
V. Hegarty, T. Scott, C. Keane, J. B. Walsh & D. Coakley
Department of Clinical Microbiology, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin
V. Hegarty, T. Scott, C. Keane, J. B. Walsh & D. Coakley
Department of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
V. Hegarty, T. Scott, C. Keane, J. B. Walsh & D. Coakley
Departments of Respiratory Medicine, City Hospital, EH10 5SB, Edinburgh
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Accident & Emergency, USA
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Anaesthesia and Blood Transfusion Departments, Edinburgh
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Respiratory Medicine Unit, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
S. M. Cordon, J. S. Elborn, R. J. Rayner, E. J. Hiller & D. J. Shale
Departments of Community Health and Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
H. Sinclair, S. Allwright & J. Prichard
The Department of Respiratory Medicine and Biophysics, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin
J. Prichard, D. Macleod, W. Vanderputten, D. S. O’Briann & J. S. Prichard
Department of Respiratory Medicine, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
A. Khan, C. K. Power, A. M. Morris, S. K. Sreenan, C. M. Burke, C. Power, P. Byrne, S. J. Jarrett, T. Hogan, B. Hurson, L. Poulter, K. Clarkson, F. O’Connell, A. Norris, F. Coffey, S. Sreenan & C. Burke
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
K. MacManus, A. Ritchie, J. Gibbons, M. Stevenson, W. J. McAuley, J. McGuigan & J. A. McGuigan
Thoracic Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
J. McGuigan, J. R. Gibbons, E. M. Ghareeb & A. J. Ritchie
N.I. Regional Thoracic Surgical Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
J. McGuigan, M. Whiteside, M. Tolan, M. Danton, M. Tolan, J. A. McGuigan, J. R. P. Gibbons, W. B. Clements, J. K. Kinley, C. F. Johnston, T. R. P. Gibbons, K. D. Buchanan & A. J. Ritchie
Regional Thoracic Surgical Unit, Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, G75 8RG, Glasgow
H. O. Ogunnaike, A. N. Al-Jilaihawi & D. Prakash
Thoracic Office, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
E. M. Ghareeb, H. Moore & P. Finnegan
Cardio-Thoracic Directorate, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
J. R. P. Gibbons, W. B. Clements, J. K. Kinley, C. F. Johnston, T. R. P. Gibbons, K. D. Buchanan, A. J. Ritchie & A. P. Cosgrove
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin
A. F. O’Donnell, M. C. Neligan, G. Gibson, E. Abernethy, L. Plant & C. P. Bredin
Royal Brompton Hospital, National Heart and Lung Institute, London
B. J. O’Connor, P. J. Barnes, B. O’Connor, J. G. Murray, E. Breathnach, S. Eustace, N. Phelan & J. T. Ennis
Asthma Education Centre and Department of Respiratory Medicine, University College and St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin
C. Quigley, D. Donaghy, E. Mulloy & W. McNicholas
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast and Western Infirmary, Glasgow
C. Loughrey, M. Riley, G. Varghese, J. B. Buick, R. C. Lowry, D. Northridge, E. Henderson, C. F. Stanford, P. Nichols & H. Dargie
The Respiratory Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
D. Northridge, E. Henderson, C. F. Stanford, P. Nichols, H. Dargie, E. J. Stewart, M. J. Cinnamond & D. P. Nicholls
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Smyth, E.T., Wright, S.C., Sinnamon, D.G. et al. Irish thoracic society. I.J.M.S. 161, 504–519 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942124
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