Management of Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions in Children

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 197-204

  Feola, G Peter ^a   Shaw, Corey A ^b   Coburn, Laurie ^b  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DECORTICATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PARAPNEUMONIC EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; THORACOTOMY; VIDEORECORDER;

EID: 0842346529     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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