Cavitary Lung Carcinoma Complicated with Intracavitary Aspergillosis
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عنوان ژورنال: The Showa University Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0915-6380,2185-0968
DOI: 10.15369/sujms1989.13.79