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Proinflammatory cytokines and hemostatic system in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

P Ferroni1, S Basili, C Alessandri

  • 1Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.

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|July 1, 1997
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