Urokinase in the management of complicated parapneumonic effusions in children

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1579-1583

  Krishnan, Sankaran ^a   Amin, Nikhil ^a   Stringel, Gustavo ^a   Dozor, Allen J ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Empyema; Intrapleural; Parapneumonic effusions; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAPLEURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0031456532     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.6.1579     Document Type: Article

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