Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Management

By Sadis Matalon,North Atlantic Treaty Organization,Jacob I. Sznajder,NATO Advanced Study Institute on

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306458306
• ISBN13: 9780306458309
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"