An unexpected zoonosis: pulmonary dirofilaria infection mimicking pulmonary neoplasm
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Respirology Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2051-3380,2051-3380
DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.484