Streptokinase and urokinase for the treatment of pleural effusions and empyemas

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 495-498

  Barletta, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPYEMA; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; EMPYEMA; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; STREPTOKINASE; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0032907250     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18219     Document Type: Article

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