UV/VIS spectrophotometry as a screening method for malignancy in pleural effusion

G. Plavec, M. Avramov Ivic, S. Petrovic, I. Tomic, O. Loncarevic, D. Jovanovic (Belgrade, Serbia And Montenegro)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Malignant pleural disease
Session: Malignant pleural disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 562
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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