Women and pregnancy

ERS Monograph

Volumn 2015, Issue 9781849840606, 2015, Pages 66-89

  Campos Rodríguez, Francisco ^a   Masdeu Margalef, Maria J ^b   Martinez García, Miguel Ángel ^c,d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

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EID: 84973111013     PISSN: 2312508X     EISSN: 23125098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/2312508X.10004514     Document Type: Article

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