A prospective, randomised study comparing the efficacy of talc slurry and bleomycin in the treatment of malignant pleural effusions

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 258-262

  Noppen, Marc ^a   Degreve, Jacques ^a   Mignolet, Michael ^a   Vincken, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; TALC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAPLEURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0030691052     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17843286.1997.11718587     Document Type: Article

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