Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis

Chest

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1709-1714

  Feller Kopman, David ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Practice management; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745141930     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.129.6.1709     Document Type: Article

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