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. 2006 Jun 3;332(7553):1333.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7553.1333.

Empyema thoracis is still increasing in UK children

David A Spencer, Shaikh Mohammed Iqbal, Asif Hasan, Leslie Hamilton

Empyema thoracis is still increasing in UK children

David A Spencer et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Numbers of surgically managed cases of empyema in northeast England, 1995-2005
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