Does the evaluation of coagulation factors contribute to etiological diagnosis of pleural effusions?

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 891-895

  Costa Vaz, Marcelo Alexandre ^a   Vargas, Francisco Suso ^a   Marinho, Felipe Costa de Andrade ^a   D'Amico, Élbio Antonio ^a   Rocha, Tânia Rubia Flores ^a   Teixeira, Lisete Ribeiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Exudate; Fibrinolysis; Pleural diseases; Transudate

Indexed keywords

PLASMIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHEMISTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXUDATE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION;

BLOOD COAGULATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FIBRINOLYSIN; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 70349880870     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009000900010     Document Type: Article

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