Comparison of the use and accuracy of methods for determining pleural fluid pH

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-217

  Chandler, Thomas M ^b   McCoskey, Eugene H ^b   Byrd Jr , Ryland P ^a   Roy, Thomas M ^b  

^a James H Quillen VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

INDICATOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PH MEASUREMENT; PLEURA FLUID; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST STRIP; THORACOCENTESIS;

EID: 0032936370     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199902000-00010     Document Type: Article

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