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Editorial
. 2017 Oct;9(10):3463-3464.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.155.

Pneumothorax management-chest drain or needle aspiration?

Steven Philip Walker  1 , Nick Maskell  1
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Editorial

Pneumothorax management-chest drain or needle aspiration?

Steven Philip Walker et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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