Some consensus but little evidence: Guidelines on management of pleural infection in children

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 94-96

  Balfour Lynn, I M ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; UROKINASE;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; EMPYEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MORBIDITY; PLEURA DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

CHILD; CONSENSUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PLEURAL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 13544263203     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.038406     Document Type: Editorial

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