Medical pleurodesis – Safety, effectiveness and adherence to the guidelines: East of England DGH experience

A. Jahangir, V. Sirpa, A. Arya, S. Durairaj (Kings Lynn, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Pleural and mediastinal malignancies: management and rare clinical cases
Session: Pleural and mediastinal malignancies: management and rare clinical cases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2825
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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A. Jahangir, V. Sirpa, A. Arya, S. Durairaj (Kings Lynn, United Kingdom). Medical pleurodesis – Safety, effectiveness and adherence to the guidelines: East of England DGH experience. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 2825

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