Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: computed tomography, bronchoscopy and histopathological findings
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Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: computed tomography, bronchoscopy and histopathological findings
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiologia Brasileira
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0100-3984
DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0056