Principal component analysis of clinical characteristics of pulmonary sarcoidosis with or without extrapulmonary lesions: a single-center observational study in Japan

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Yohei Maki
Jun Miyata
Ryohei Suematsu
Hisashi Sasaki
Yoshifumi Kimizuka
Yuji Fujikura
Akihiko Kawana

Keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, Eosinophils, Neutrophils, Principal component analysis, Sarcoidosis, Extrapulmonary sarcoidosis

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