Thoracoscopy in pleural effusion

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-216

  Gharagozloo, Farid ^a,c   Read, Charles ^a   Wang, Ko Pen ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Thoracoscopy; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000904208     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128594-199607000-00011     Document Type: Review

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