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McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

Community-acquired pneumonia: current management

2016-12-16
Mark Woodhead

This lecture was recorded at the 2nd McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine in Kraków, Poland. To learn more, visit www.mircim.eu.

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