Mycotic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta presenting as pneumonia
β Scribed by E. Mengozzi; Stefania Sartoni Galloni; Giorgio Giovannini; Gabriele Bronzetti
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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