Comparison of size classification of primary spontaneous pneumothorax by three international guidelines: A case for international consensus?

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1830-1832

  Kelly, Anne Maree ^a,b   Druda, Dino ^c  

^a WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Guidelines; International; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; X RAY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55849145508     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.07.026     Document Type: Article

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