Keeping sputum induction safe with new position statement
A new position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand provides up-to-date guidelines for safely performing sputum induction.
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A new position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand provides up-to-date guidelines for safely performing sputum induction.
The Lowitja Journal is a community-controlled international health and wellbeing journal that aims to uphold First Nations rights to self-determination within research practice.
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