CCL18 in serum, BAL fluid and alveolar macrophage culture supernatant in interstitial lung diseases
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2013.06.004