Surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease: when considered necessary, should these be done in larger and experienced centres only?

John Hutchinson, Richard Hubbard, Ganesh Raghu

Source: Eur Respir J, 53 (2) 1900023; 10.1183/13993003.00023-2019
Journal Issue: February
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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