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Arterio-venous malformation of the lung in pregnancy with massive haemoptysis

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  1. Research Office, Juma Research Building, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, 74800, Karachi, Pakistan

    Saulat Fatimi MD, Sadaf Sheikh MBBS & Salman Fasih Khan Student

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Fatimi, S., Sheikh, S. & Khan, S.F. Arterio-venous malformation of the lung in pregnancy with massive haemoptysis. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 21, 281–282 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-005-0008-4

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