Diagnostic principles in pleural disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 476-481

  Light, R W ^a  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

exudative effusion; pleural biopsy; pleural disease; thoracentesis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; TUBERCULOSIS;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HUMANS; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0031041698     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10020476     Document Type: Review

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