Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Lung Transplant Recipient
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Corresponding author: Jeongmin Kim, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2227-3569, Fax: 82-2-2227-7897, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerc...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1053-2498
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.2060