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Original Article

Chronic Ammonia Inhalation and Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Nachman Brautbar University of Southern Department of Medicine Los Angeles, California
,
Michael P. Wu Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
&
Elihu D. Richter Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
Pages 592-596 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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