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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2004; 25(04): 10-21
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733091
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Evaluation of Pulmonary Infiltrates in Patients with Haematological Malignancies Using Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage

S Shawgi
Department of Medical Oncology, Surgical oncology, Microbiology, Cytopathology and Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India
,
Lalit Kumar
Department of Medical Oncology, Surgical oncology, Microbiology, Cytopathology and Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India
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V Kochupillai
Department of Medical Oncology, Surgical oncology, Microbiology, Cytopathology and Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India
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N K Shukla
Department of Medical Oncology, Surgical oncology, Microbiology, Cytopathology and Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India
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Shobha Broor
Department of Medical Oncology, Surgical oncology, Microbiology, Cytopathology and Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India
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Kusum Kapila
Department of Medical Oncology, Surgical oncology, Microbiology, Cytopathology and Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India
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Uma Banerjee
Department of Medical Oncology, Surgical oncology, Microbiology, Cytopathology and Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India
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Arti Kapil
Department of Medical Oncology, Surgical oncology, Microbiology, Cytopathology and Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India
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S Thulkar
Department of Medical Oncology, Surgical oncology, Microbiology, Cytopathology and Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India
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