Source: ERJ Open Res, 4 (1) 00046-2017; 10.1183/23120541.00046-2017
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology



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Angelo Gianni Casalini, Pier Anselmo Mori, Maria Majori, Miriam Anghinolfi, Enrico Maria Silini, Letizia Gnetti, Federica Motta, Sandra Larini, Sara Montecchini, Roberta Pisi, Adriana Calderaro. Pleural tuberculosis: medical thoracoscopy greatly increases the diagnostic accuracy. ERJ Open Res, 4 (1) 00046-2017; 10.1183/23120541.00046-2017

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