Exogenous lipoid pneumonia in children: a disease to be reminded of.
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1 Specialist in Pediatry; Pediatric Infectology Resident, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), Parasitological and Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Universitário Materno-infantil, UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil 2 Specialist in Neonatology, UFMA, Neonatology Service, Hospital Universitário Materno-infantil, UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil 3 MSc in Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília (UnB); Clinical Analysis Service, Hospital Universitário, UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil 4 Medicine Student, UFMA, Hospital Universitário Materno-infantil, São Luís, MA, Brazil 5 MSc in Health Sciences, UFMA; Pediatric Pneumology Service, Hospital Universitário Materno-infantil, UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil 6 Specialist in Neonatology, UFMA; General Pediatry Service, Hospital Universitário Materno-infantil, UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
دوره 58 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012