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. 2003 May;58 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii18-28.

doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii18.

BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection

C W H Davies¹, F V Gleeson, R J O Davies; Pleural Diseases Group, Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society

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PMID: 12728147
PMCID: PMC1766018
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii18

Guideline

BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection

C W H Davies et al. Thorax. 2003 May.

. 2003 May;58 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii18-28.

doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii18.

Authors

C W H Davies¹, F V Gleeson, R J O Davies; Pleural Diseases Group, Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society

Affiliation

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Battle and Royal Berkshire Hospitals, Oxford Road, Reading RG30 1AG, UK.

PMID: 12728147
PMCID: PMC1766018
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii18

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BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection.
Roberts HS. Roberts HS. Thorax. 2004 Feb;59(2):178; author reply 178. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.013094. Thorax. 2004. PMID: 14760164 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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