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The Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
From the Center for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y. (D.O., A.M.F., S.H.F.); New York University School of Medicine, New York (D.O., S.H.F.); and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook (A.M.F.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Ost at the Center for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, 3...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.298.6666.67