Chronic bronchitis: an objective diagnosis of exclusion.

نویسندگان

  • Alexandros G Mathioudakis
  • Victoria Chatzimavridou-Grigoriadou
  • Efstathia Evangelopoulou
  • Georgios A Mathioudakis
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The European respiratory journal

دوره 40 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012