A Case of Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Patient with Hyperhomocysteinemia
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Oh, Sook Eui
(Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center)
Jung, Jae-Hun (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) Yoon, Seong Bo (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) Yoon, Hyeon Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) Park, Jong Kyu (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) Lee, Dong Hun (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) Hong, Sung Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) Woo, Kung Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) Choi, Seonghoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) Lee, Sang Hak (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) Lee, Namho (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center) |
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