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The British Thoracic Society has published recommended guidelines on management, which have been regularly updated. See:
BMJ (1990) 300 995-99
Thorax (1990) 45 403-08
BMJ (1992) 304 1231-33
Thorax (1994) 49 1193-200
Thorax (1998) 53 536-48
There are British Guidelines produced by the British Thoracic Society which have been published and regularly updated. See:
BMJ (1990) 301 651-53
Thorax (1990) 301 797-800
BMJ (1993) 306 776-82
Thorax (1993) 48 S1-24
Thorax (1997) 52 Suppl 1 S1-21
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