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Evaluation of Structure-Function Relationships in Asthma using Multidetector CT and Hyperpolarized He-3 MRI

✍ Scribed by Fain, Sean B.; Gonzalez-Fernandez, Guillermo; Peterson, Eric T.; Evans, Michael D.; Sorkness, Ronald L.; Jarjour, Nizar N.; Busse, William W.; Kuhlman, Janet E.

Book ID: 123553610
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 960 KB
Volume: 15
Category: Article
ISSN: 1076-6332
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.10.019

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