MASSIVE PULMONARY COLLAPSE DURING THORACOTOMY
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Massive pulmonary collapse during thoracotomy.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/38.12.973