Pulmonary hypertension associated with portal hypertension and pulmonary hypertension in sarcoididosis of breathing organs: complex pathogenetic relationships
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of Siberian Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1819-3684,1682-0363
DOI: 10.20538/1682-0363-2018-4-229-237