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Vol. 42. Issue 12.
Pages 645-659 (December 2006)
Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)
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Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
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Rafael Vidala,
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Correspondence: Dr. R. Vidal. Servicio de Neumología. Hospital General Universitari Vall d'Hebron. P.° Vall d'Hebron, 119-129. 08035 Barcelona. España
, Ignacio Blancob, Francisco Casasc, Rosend Jardíd, Marc Miravitllese, the National Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Registry Committee 1
a Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
b Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Valle de Nalón, Langreo, Asturias, Spain
c Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
d Servicio de Bioquímica, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
e Servicio de Neumología, Institut Clínic del Tòrax (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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National Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Registry Committee:

Juan Carlos Barros-Tizón, Ana Bustamante, Carlos Escudero, Pedro P. España, Maite Martínez, and Francisco Rodríguez-Frías.

Registry Collaborators: Cristian de la Roza, Sara Vilà, Zvezda Drobnic, María Torres, Beatriz Lara, Bruno Montoro, Dolors Soy, and Pilar Gispert.

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