Pulmonary surfactant protein a in pleural effusions
โ Scribed by Noriharu Shijubo; Shin Tsutahara; Michio Hirasawa; Hiroki Takahashi; Yasuhito Honda; Akira Suzuki; Yoshio Kuroki; Toyoaki Akino
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 443 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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