168* Combined lung and liver transplantation in cystic fibrosis
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Lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1569-1993
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(07)60154-4