Reexpansion pulmonary edema localized to a lobe.

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  • T K Vuong
  • C Dautheribes
  • J Robert
  • J P Laaban
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chest

دوره 95 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1989