Evaluation of cholinesterase to differentiate pleural exudates and transudates

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 387-390

  Sharma, Manju ^a   Gupta, K B ^b   Goyal, Kirori M ^b   Nand, Nitya ^b  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^b POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXUDATE; HUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION;

ADULT; CHOLINESTERASES; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 13944269571     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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