Pneumothorax: What's wrong with simple aspiration? [7]

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1041-1042

  Miller, A C ^a   Harvey, J ^a   Baumann, M H ^a   Strange, C ^a   Heffner, J E ^a  

^a Thorton Heath   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CATHETERIZATION; DRAIN; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ASPIRATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLEURECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034833796     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.3.1041     Document Type: Letter

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