Bronchopleural fistula or alveolopleural fistula? Not just semantics.
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians (www.chestjournal. org/misc/reprints.shtml). Correspondence to: Bekele Afessa, MD, FCCP, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905; e-mail: [email protected]. DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.6.1947a
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 130 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006