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Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Revue canadienne des soins respiratoires et critiques et de la médecine du sommeil
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Iatrogenic foreign body embolization in the pulmonary artery

Carol-Anne ValléeDepartment of Surgery, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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Mai-Kim GervaisDepartment of Surgery, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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André GagnonDivision of Cardiology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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George RakovichDepartment of Surgery, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montreal, Montreal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 146-148 | Published online: 24 Jul 2017

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