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The Captain of the Men of Death

The history of pneumonia

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Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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Murray, J. (2002). The Captain of the Men of Death. In: Marrie, T.J. (eds) Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46834-4_1

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