Investigating suspected malignant pleural effusion

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7586, 2007, Pages 206-207

  Rahman, N M ^a   Davies, R J O ^a   Gleeson, F V ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846707631     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39061.503866.0B     Document Type: Article

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