Management of acute empyema

Chest

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 1316-1317

  Moores, D W O ^a  

^a Albany Cardiothoracic Surgeons PC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB RESECTION; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0026497578     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.102.5.1316     Document Type: Editorial

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