Diagnostic tools in respiratory medicine (Review)
- Authors:
- Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou
- Demetrios A. Spandidos
- Alexandru Corlateanu
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Affiliations: Department of Pathophysiology, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Nicolae Testemitanu’, MD‑2004 Chisinau, Moldova - Published online on: May 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2025.1990
- Article Number: 112
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Copyright: © Georgakopoulou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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