Computed tomography of asbestos-related pleural abnormalities
β Scribed by M. Tiitola; L. Kivisaari; A. Zitting; M. Huuskonen; S. Kaleva; A. Tossavainen; T. Vehmas
- Book ID
- 106101733
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-0131
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