Penetrating missile pulmonary embolisation
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Penetrating missile pulmonary embolisation.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00126709