AN UNUSUAL CASE OF HYPOXIA: PLATYPNEA-ORTHODEOXIA SYNDROME
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Case Report Platypnea-Orthodeoxia: An Unusual Case of Hypoxemia
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)35824-2