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. 2014 Jan;9(1):1-2.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.124404.

A foreign body of a different kind: Pill aspiration

Atul C Mehta  1 , Danai Khemasuwan  1
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A foreign body of a different kind: Pill aspiration

Atul C Mehta et al. Ann Thorac Med. 2014 Jan.
No abstract available

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