Fibrinolytic treatment of pleural infection

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 627-629

  Gleeson, F V ^a   Davies, R J O ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

EDITORIAL; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 0031661995     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(98)80288-2     Document Type: Editorial

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