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Cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma Cover

Cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma

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|Jan 2008

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-007-0025-6 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 161 - 165
Published on: Jan 21, 2008
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2008 Mitja Letonja, Andrej Debeljak, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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