The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 26, Issue 11 , Pages 1149-1154 , November 2007

Regional Breath Sound Distribution Analysis in Single-lung Transplant Recipients

Received 13 February 2007 ,Revised 25 July 2007 ,Accepted 27 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.07.039

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 26, Issue 11 , Pages 1149-1154 , November 2007

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