Lung transplantation for aspiration-induced silicosis of the lung
β Scribed by Masayuki Chida; Hiroshi Fukuda; Osamu Araki; Motohiko Tamura; Hideo Umezu; Shinichiro Miyoshi
- Book ID
- 107497734
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- Japanese
- Weight
- 275 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1863-6705
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