Congenital thoracic malformations in pediatric patients: two decades of experience.

J Bras Pneumol

Associate Professor. Department of Pediatrics; and Coordinator, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Professor Edgard Santos University Hospital, Federal University of Bahia School of Medicine, Salvador, Brazil.

Published: October 2015

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