The Portsmouth thoracoscopy experience, an evaluation of service by retrospective case note analysis

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1021-1025

  Fletcher, Sophie V ^a   Clark, Robin J ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Malignant mesothelioma; Pleural disease; Pleural effusion; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORACOSCOPY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLEURAL DISEASES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 33947725177     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.08.026     Document Type: Article

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