Spontaneous pneumothorax: Use of aspiration and outcomes of management by respiratory and general physicians

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 932, 2003, Pages 345-347

  Packham, S ^a,b   Jaiswal, P ^b  

^a Battle Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037668264     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.932.345     Document Type: Article

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