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Guideline
. 2004 Aug;40(8):364-74.
doi: 10.1016/s1579-2129(06)60322-4.

[Update to the Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT) recommendations on community acquired pneumonia]

[Article in Spanish]
Grupo de trabajo de la Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax (ALAT)
Guideline

[Update to the Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT) recommendations on community acquired pneumonia]

[Article in Spanish]
Grupo de trabajo de la Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax (ALAT). Arch Bronconeumol. 2004 Aug.
No abstract available

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