Cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome.
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253 Correspondence to: Tomasz Miszalski‐Jamka, MD, PhD, Zakład Radiologii Lekarskiej i Diagnostyki Obrazowej, 4. Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Polikliniką, ul. Weigla 5, 50-981 Wrocław, Poland, phone/fax: +48-71-766-04-80, e-mail: [email protected] Received: March 24, 2013. Revision accepted: March 27, 2013. Conflict of interest: none declared. Pol Arch Med Wewn. 2013; 123 (5): 253-254 Copyright by Medycyna Praktyczna, Kraków 2013 CLINICAL IMAGE
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej
دوره 123 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013