Swedish research council for health, working life and welfare,
VR-FORTE (2014-4100); The Swedish Heart and Lung As-
sociation (E085/12); The Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation
(20160439); the Vårdal Foundation (2014–0018); the Medical
Research Council of Southeast Sweden (FORSS 474681).
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