The role of various methods in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy in clinical practice

M. P. Fijalkowski, J. Graczyk, M. Rybczynska, A. Rul (Lodz, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Diagnostic methods in tuberculosis
Session: Diagnostic methods in tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3588
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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