A young man with dyspnoea and audible expiration: the loops never lie
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Spirometry provides clues to solving this puzzle of dyspnoea and wheeze in a young nonsmoker-the loops never lie! http://ow.ly/YC9zI A 10 s recording of expiratory sounds from this case can be found at: http://ow.ly/UVVu300moD1.
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دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016