Cirrhotic hydrothorax and the 'law of unintended consequences'

Chest

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 2-4

  Kirsch, C M ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0033929509     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.1.2     Document Type: Article

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