Change in the management of pneumonia with pleural effusion in children following implementation of a new decision tree

Isabelle Rochat (Lausanne, Switzerland), Isabelle Rochat, Cristina Felice Civitillo, Pierre-Alex Crisinel

Source: International Congress 2016 – Paediatric respiratory infection
Session: Paediatric respiratory infection
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1609
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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Isabelle Rochat (Lausanne, Switzerland), Isabelle Rochat, Cristina Felice Civitillo, Pierre-Alex Crisinel. Change in the management of pneumonia with pleural effusion in children following implementation of a new decision tree. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1609

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