Cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung causing hydrops fetalis: case report and review of the literature
β Scribed by Sarah Schott; Susanne Mackensen-Haen; Markus Wallwiener; Gabriele Meyberg-Solomayer; Karl Oliver Kagan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 290 KB
- Volume
- 280
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-9128
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