Misinterpretation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis/allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to diverse characteristics in different clinical stages
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Disease
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2072-1439,2077-6624
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.10.78