Risk of bleeding associated with transbronchial lung biopsy [8]

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2162-

  Chhajed, Prashant N ^a   Malouf, Monique A ^a   Glanville, Allan R ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRONCHOSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; LETTER; LUNG BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 0038384743     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.6.2162     Document Type: Letter

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