Pleural fluid analysis: standstill or a work in progress?

scientific article published on February 2012

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P356DOI10.1155/2012/716235
P932PMC publication ID3289839
P698PubMed publication ID22448326
P5875ResearchGate publication ID221977013

P50authorSanjay H. ChotirmallQ37829363
Mazen Al-AlawiQ59259794
P2093author name stringT Hassan
N G McElvaney
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 UnportedQ14947546
P6216copyright statuscopyrightedQ50423863
P304page(s)716235
P577publication date2012-02-01
P1433published inPulmonary MedicineQ26842234
P1476titlePleural fluid analysis: standstill or a work in progress?
P478volume2012

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