Beware the WOLFAP in sheep's clothing: towards quality improvement in lung function laboratories

B. G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Quality and accreditation in lung function
Session: Quality and accreditation in lung function
Session type: Symposium
Number: 4412

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