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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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Original Research

Clinical presentation of existential distress in pulmonary arterial hypertension

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Pages 56-62 | Received 26 Jul 2017, Accepted 27 Jul 2018, Published online: 27 Sep 2018

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