Verbal descriptions of dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma
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عنوان ژورنال: Russian Pulmonology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2541-9617,0869-0189
DOI: 10.18093/0869-0189-2011-0-3-70-80