Hemothorax and chylothorax

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 310-314

  Yeam, Inchel ^a   Sassoon, Catherine ^a  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYLOTHORAX; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; THORAX INJURY; TUBE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

CHEST TUBES; CHYLOTHORAX; DRAINAGE; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 0031183166     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-199707000-00013     Document Type: Article

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