Socioeconomical impact of surgical treatment of empyema in adults

I. Karampinis, S. Kakaris, A. Dalipi, D. Triantafillou, C. Foroulis, K. Triantafillou (Thessaloniki, Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Chest wall and pleura
Session: Chest wall and pleura
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2660
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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