Retrospective assessment of pulmonary sarcoidosis with the aid of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) during the past three-year period in a general hospital

K. Tsakanika, S. Michaelides, A. Englezopoulou, G. Bablekos, S. Patsilinakou, A. Analytis, G. Ionas (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Sarcoidosis and other granulomatosis
Session: Sarcoidosis and other granulomatosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3801
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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