Source: Eur Respir J 2009; 34: 1383-1389
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Porcel J. M., Vives M., Cao G., Bielsa S., Ruiz-Gonzalez A., Martinez-Iribarren A., Esquerda A.. Biomarkers of infection for the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: 1383-1389

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