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Case series of idiopathic obliterative bronchiolitis in adults: Insights into a rare condition Cover

Case series of idiopathic obliterative bronchiolitis in adults: Insights into a rare condition

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|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2025-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2247-059X | Journal ISSN: 2067-2993
Language: English
Page range: 136 - 142
Published on: Feb 16, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2026 Ştefania-Florina Oprea, Stefan Dumitrache-Rujinski, Ionela Belaconi, Diana Leonte, Alina-Valentina Ďobrotă, Claudia-Lucia Toma, published by Romanian Society of Pneumology
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