A Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused By Zinc Fume Inhalation
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Choi, Sang Bun
(Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Seo, Jeong Sook (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Han, Yang Chun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Kim, Ae Ran (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Hur, Jin-Won (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Lee, Sung Soon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Lee, Young Min (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Lee, Hyuk Pyo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Kim, Joo In (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Yum, Ho-Kee (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Choi, Suk-Jin (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Inje University) Choi, Soo Jeon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) Lee, Hyun-Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) |
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