A chronic pneumothorax and fitness to fly

G. P. Currie, A. M. Kennedy, P. Edd, W. J. Stephen (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Pleural effusions and pneumothorax
Session: Pleural effusions and pneumothorax
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2873

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