INTERACTIVE CASE REPORT: Pneumosiderosis in a Welder Masquerading as Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Casued by Pigeons
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2147-2475
DOI: 10.5505/respircase.2015.63825