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Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine 1/2018

01-01-2018 | IM - CASE RECORD

Pulmonary hypertension nosography: are all patients classifiable?

Authors: Elena Torricelli, Mariaelena Occhipinti, Federico Lavorini, Chiara Cresci, Chiara Arcangeli, Edoardo Cavigli, Francesca Bigazzi, Massimo Pistolesi

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 1/2018

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Title
Pulmonary hypertension nosography: are all patients classifiable?
Authors
Elena Torricelli
Mariaelena Occhipinti
Federico Lavorini
Chiara Cresci
Chiara Arcangeli
Edoardo Cavigli
Francesca Bigazzi
Massimo Pistolesi
Publication date
01-01-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1700-2

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