Score evaluation to management of parapneumonic effusion (PPE) in children

G. O. Moreira, J. D. Ribeiro, A. T. Tresoldi, J. B. Silva (Campinas, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Empyema thoracis in children
Session: Empyema thoracis in children
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3694
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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