Dyspnoea, rhinorrhoea and pulmonary infiltrates in a healthy young woman.
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Department of Cellular Pathology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 68 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013