Treatment of a primary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis case with severe hypoxaemia by using segmental lavage technique [1]

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 871-872

  Edis, Ebru Cakir ^a   Tabakoglu, Erhan ^a   Caglar, Tuncay ^a   Hatipoglu, Osman Nuri ^a   Cevirme, Leyla ^a   Alagol, Aysin ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; LUNG ALVEOLUS PROTEINOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE;

EID: 36148980082     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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