Image-guided management of complicated pleural fluid collections

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 345-374

  Moulton, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a St Anthony Central Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PATIENT CARE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0034115491     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-8389(05)70167-6     Document Type: Article

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