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Postpneumonectomy Empyema Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Patient with Metastatic Lung Cancer Cover

Postpneumonectomy Empyema Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Patient with Metastatic Lung Cancer

By: G. Yankov,  M. Alexieva,  S. Yankova and  E. Mekov  
Open Access
|Jul 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2719-5384 | Journal ISSN: 0324-1750
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 42
Submitted on: Apr 8, 2022
Accepted on: May 9, 2022
Published on: Jul 11, 2022
Published by: Sofia Medical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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