The Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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From the Center for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y. (D.O., A.M.F., S.H.F.); New York University School of Medicine, New York (D.O., S.H.F.); and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook (A.M.F.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Ost at the Center for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, or at dost@ nshs.edu.
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