Atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumour in a 28-year-old nonsmoker with Prader-Willi syndrome.

نویسندگان

  • I Nenekidis
  • G T Stathopoulos
  • V Anagnostakou
  • A Kokkori
  • P Dedeilias
  • J Kokotsakis
  • M Argiriou
  • C Zisis
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The European respiratory journal

دوره 38 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011