Diagnostic Clues of Organizing Pneumonia: a Case Presentation

Overview

Journal Quant Imaging Med Surg

Specialty Radiology

Date 2017 Mar 10

PMID 28275568

Authors

Gaetano Rea

Maria Pignatiello

Luca Longobardi

Angela Barbieri

Salvatore Cappabianca

Tullio Valente

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