Diagnostic utility of eosinophils in the pleural fluid

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 166-169

  Martinez Garcia M A ^a   Cases Viedma, E ^a   Cordero Rodriguez P J ^a   Hidalgo Ramirez M ^a   Perpina Tordera M ^a   Sanchis Moret, F ^a   Sanchis Aldas J L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benign diseases; Malignancy; Pleural effusion; Pleural fluid eosinophilia; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0342546424     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15a30.x     Document Type: Article

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