Relationship between age and pleural fluid adenosine deaminase activity in pleural tuberculosis

J. W. Moon, C. H. Hahn, S. K. Kim, M. S. Park, M. K. Byun, S. M. Kang (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Clinical and diagnostic features in tuberculosis II
Session: Clinical and diagnostic features in tuberculosis II
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2656
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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