Respiratory Function in Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disorders
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Respiratory Function in Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disorders.
Pulmonary embolism is now known to be a common disorder, but it is often difficult to diagnose, particularly when recurrent embolization gradually leads to the development of obstructive pulmonary hypertension. The abnormalities of pulmonary function produced by emboli have been the subject of several recent reports ; many of these studies, however, have been performed in the acute phase follow...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1965
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5442.1089