Determination of total proteins and lactate dehydrogenase for the diagnosis of pleural transudates and exudates: Redefining the classical criterion with a new statistical approach;Dosagem de proteínas totais e desidrogenase lática para o diagnóstico de transudatos e exsudatos pleurais: Redefinindo o critério clássico com uma nova abordagem estatística

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 468-474

  Maranhão, Bernardo Henrique Ferraz ^a   da Silva Jr , Cyro Teixeira ^b   Chibante, Antonio Monteiro da Silva ^a   Cardoso, Gilberto Perez ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exudates and transudates; Pleural effusion classification; Pleural effusion diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957737827     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132010000400012     Document Type: Article

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