Thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1114-1117

  Yim, Anthony P C ^a   Izzat, Mohammad Bashar ^a   Lee, Tak Wai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL PNEUMOTHORAX; DECORTICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PLEURA BIOPSY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344994541     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900633     Document Type: Article

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