Pleural fluid in hospitalized pediatric patients

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-9

  Alkrinawi, S ^a   Chernick, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0030053059     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289603500102     Document Type: Article

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