Isolated pleural thickening referred to pulmonologists - challenges and diagnosis

P. Evans (Newport, United Kingdom), E. Shiels (Newport, United Kingdom), A. Ionescu (Newport, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Novel directions in pleural disease: bench to bedside
Session: Novel directions in pleural disease: bench to bedside
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1144
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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