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International Expert Consensus and Recommendations for Neonatal Pneumothorax Ultrasound Diagnosis and Ultrasound-guided Thoracentesis Procedure
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International Expert Consensus and Recommendations for Neonatal Pneumothorax Ultrasound Diagnosis and Ultrasound-guided Thoracentesis Procedure

Published on: March 12, 2020

[Distribution of pulmonologists and chest surgeons in Spain]

J G Soto Campos, F J Alvarez Gutiérrez, F Abad Cabaco

    Archivos De Bronconeumologia
    |May 25, 2002
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