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Letter to the Editor regarding "Experience with etilefrine in refractory non-traumatic chylothorax: a case report"
Ryuzo Nakayoshi1, Reiko Tsukuura2
1Department of Medical Education, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Cardiology in the Young
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