Empyema thoracis: Lack of awareness results in a prolonged clinical course

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 284-288

  Chu, M W A ^a   Dewar, L R S ^a   Burgess, J J ^a   Busse, E G F ^a  

^a REGINA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034891793     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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