Serum KL-6 in fibrotic NSIP: Correlations with physiologic and radiologic parameters
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.08.011