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Sara Moreira da Silva Trindade Salgado1, José Pedro Correia Fernandes Boléo-Tomé, Cristina Maria Sardinha Canhão

  • 1Pulido Valente Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal. sarasalgado@netcabo.pt

Jornal Brasileiro De Pneumologia : Publicacao Oficial Da Sociedade Brasileira De Pneumologia E Tisilogia
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