Pleural effusions in Kumasi, Ghana – clinical and laboratory characteristics

B. Afful, S. Murphy, G. Antunes (Kumasi, Ghana; Middlesbrough, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Community-acquired pneumonia: from aetiology to complication
Session: Community-acquired pneumonia: from aetiology to complication
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3946
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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