Diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis;Alveolare echinokokkose: Diagnostik

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 59-62

  Kern, Peter ^a   Kratzer, W ^b   Reuter, S ^a  

^a Thoraxklinik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG HYDATID CYST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; GERMANY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, PULMONARY; GERMANY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034695285     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1023907     Document Type: Article

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