A 54 year-old man with a chronic cough — Chronic cough: don't forget drug-induced causes
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A 54 -Year-Old Man with Cough and Dyspnea
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عنوان ژورنال: Primary Care Respiratory Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1471-4418,1475-1534
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2012.00078