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Caplan’s Syndrome (rheumatoid pneumoconiosis), a rare disease entity: case report Cover

Caplan’s Syndrome (rheumatoid pneumoconiosis), a rare disease entity: case report

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|Aug 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjom-2020-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2601-0828 | Journal ISSN: 2601-081X
Language: English
Page range: 59 - 62
Published on: Aug 27, 2020
Published by: Romanian Society of Occupational Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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