Lung biopsy in immunocompromised children: When, how, and who?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-149

  Deterding, Robin R ^a   Wagener, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LAVAGE; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 0033837864     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.109023     Document Type: Article

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