Supraglottic swelling may not correlate with tongue swelling in angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema
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عنوان ژورنال: The Laryngoscope
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0023-852X,1531-4995
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20683