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Vol. 42. Issue 4.
Pages 205-206 (April 2006)
Vol. 42. Issue 4.
Pages 205-206 (April 2006)
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Acute Pneumonitis After Subcutaneous Injection of Liquid Silicone as a Breast Implant in a Male-to-Female Transsexual
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F. Sanz-Herrero, E. de Casimiro-Calabuig, P. López-Miguel
Servicio de Neumología, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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