Primum non nocere and malignant pleural effusions

Respiration

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 549-550

  Antony, Veena B ^a   Jantz, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSCOPY; CELLULITIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT;

EID: 11844293471     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081750     Document Type: Editorial

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