Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: When to Suspect It, When to Refer for Surgery
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1933-088X
DOI: 10.21693/1933-088x-2.1.4