Reply: BAL lymphocyte percentage is as good as the company it keeps

Nicola Adderley, Christopher J. Humphreys, Hayley Barnes, Zahra A. Premji, Kerri A. Johannson

Source: Eur Respir J, 57 (2) 2100092; 10.1183/13993003.00092-2021
Journal Issue: February
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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