Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 11-22 , January 2007

Infectious Complications of Solid Organ Transplantation

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doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2006.08.003

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 11-22 , January 2007

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