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. 2003 May;58 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii53-9.

doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii53.

BTS guidelines for the insertion of a chest drain

D Laws¹, E Neville, J Duffy; Pleural Diseases Group, Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society

Affiliations

PMID: 12728150
PMCID: PMC1766017
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii53

BTS guidelines for the insertion of a chest drain

D Laws et al. Thorax. 2003 May.

. 2003 May;58 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii53-9.

doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii53.

Authors

D Laws¹, E Neville, J Duffy; Pleural Diseases Group, Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth BH7 7DW, UK.diane.laws@rbch-tr.swest.nhs.uk

PMID: 12728150
PMCID: PMC1766017
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii53

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