ANATOMY OF THE FISSURES PRESENT IN THE LUNG AND THEIR CLINICAL IMPORTANCE

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https://doi.org/10.31051/1852.8023.v13.n3.35437

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Lung, fissures, clinical anatomy, lung clinical importance

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Srijit Das, Department of Human & Clinical Anatomy, Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Professor (Associate), Department of Human & Clinical Anatomy

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2021-11-26

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Das, S. (2021). ANATOMY OF THE FISSURES PRESENT IN THE LUNG AND THEIR CLINICAL IMPORTANCE. Revista Argentina De Anatomía Clínica (Argentine Journal of Clinical Anatomy), 13(3), 106–107. https://doi.org/10.31051/1852.8023.v13.n3.35437

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2021): Nov 2021

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