Usefulness of Chromosome Examination in the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusions

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 295, Issue 27, 1976, Pages 1494-1500

  Dewald, Gordon ^a   Dines, David E ^a   Weiland, Louis H ^a   Gordon, Hymie ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION;

EID: 0017035558     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197612302952702     Document Type: Article

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