Management of parapneumonic pleural effusion

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 193-197

  Lim, T K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0034913956     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200107000-00005     Document Type: Review

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