Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 24-29 , February 2006

Pulmonary Parasitosis: Applied Clinical and Therapeutic Issues

  • Sameh Ibrahim Sersar, MBBCh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Dakahlia 35516, Egypt
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.Tel.: +20 106166470; fax: +20 502234111.
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  • Hala Ahmed Elnahas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Parasitology Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Dakahlia 35516, Egypt
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  • Abdel Basset Mohammed Saleh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chest Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Dakahlia 35516, Egypt
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  • Sherif Abdou Moussa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Dakahlia 35516, Egypt
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  • Wael A. Abdel Ghafar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Radiodiagnosis Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Dakahlia 35516, Egypt

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.04.004

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 24-29 , February 2006

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