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. 2003 May;58 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii8-17.

doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii8.

BTS guidelines for the investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults

N A Maskell¹, R J A Butland; Pleural Diseases Group, Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society

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PMID: 12728146
PMCID: PMC1766019
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii8

Guideline

BTS guidelines for the investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults

N A Maskell et al. Thorax. 2003 May.

. 2003 May;58 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii8-17.

doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii8.

Authors

N A Maskell¹, R J A Butland; Pleural Diseases Group, Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society

Affiliation

¹ Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital Site, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. nickmaskell@doctors.org.uk

PMID: 12728146
PMCID: PMC1766019
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii8

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BTS guidelines for investigation of unilateral pleural effusion in adults.
Tarn AC, Lapworth R. Tarn AC, et al. Thorax. 2004 Apr;59(4):358-9; author reply 359. Thorax. 2004. PMID: 15047970 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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