Acute lung injury following cardiac surgery in children with unilateral pulmonary agenesis
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2213-5766
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2013.02.007