Audit of the management of spontaneous pneumothorax

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-43

  Courtney, P A ^b   McKane, W R ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032062773     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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