Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme analysis for the diagnosis of pleural effusion in haemato-oncological patients

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 338-341

  Lossos, I S ^a   Intrator, O ^b   Berkman, N ^a   Breuer, R ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032896712     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90315-3     Document Type: Article

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