From the Pulmonary Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, and the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem (A.B., G.I.); and the University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington (S.S.K.).
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Dr. Izbicki reports receiving lecture fees from Novartis; AstraZeneca; Teva; Pfizer; Merck, Sharp, and Dohme; and Neopharm, travel support from Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline, and grant support from Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, and AstraZeneca — all through his institution; and Dr. Kraman reports providing expert testimony in workers' compensation and medical malpractice cases. No other potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.
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We thank Dr. Hans Pasterkamp for providing the stridor sound file, and Anto Yawanta and Jean-Pierre Michaely for their technical assistance in the recording and analysis of lung sounds.