A young man with fever, dyspnoea and nonproductive cough

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 619-621

  Balbi, B ^a   Fabiano, F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HUMAN; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029871921     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09030618     Document Type: Article

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