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A Case Study of a Child with Down Syndrome: A Dilemma for the Accompanying Pulmonary Impairment

By: I. Chakarov  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2025-0079 | Journal eISSN: 2719-5384 | Journal ISSN: 0324-1750
Language: English
Page range: 72 - 78
Submitted on: Jan 30, 2025
Accepted on: Feb 14, 2025
Published on: Dec 6, 2025
Published by: Sofia Medical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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