Pneumothorax after acupuncture: Clinical presentation and management;Pneumotórax pós-acupuntura: Apresentação clínica e tratamento

Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 535-538

  Terra, Ricardo Mingarini ^a,b   Fernandez, Angelo ^a   Bammann, Ricardo Helbert ^a   Castro, Ana Cristina P ^a   Ishy, Augusto ^a   Junqueira, Jader Joel Machado ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acupuncture therapy; Iatrogenic disease; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149008187     PISSN: 01044230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-42302007000600023     Document Type: Article

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