Significance of Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Level in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
β Scribed by Masaru Ando; Eishi Miyazaki; Takeo Ito; Shigeo Hiroshige; Shin-ich Nureki; Takuya Ueno; Ryuichi Takenaka; Tetsujiro Fukami; Toshihide Kumamoto
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 197 KB
- Volume
- 188
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0341-2040
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