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Cryobiopsies for Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease in Acutely Ill Patients: Just Because We Can Does Not Mean We Should

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  1. Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

    See-Wei Low & Fabien Maldonado

  2. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South Room T-1218 MCN, T-1218 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA

    Fabien Maldonado

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Low, SW., Maldonado, F. Cryobiopsies for Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease in Acutely Ill Patients: Just Because We Can Does Not Mean We Should. Lung 200, 149–151 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-022-00515-4

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