A survey of thoracic ultrasound and pleural procedures in the West Midlands

J. Bwika, C. Lynch, E. Nash (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Interventional pulmonology and pleural diseases
Session: Interventional pulmonology and pleural diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3093

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J. Bwika, C. Lynch, E. Nash (Birmingham, United Kingdom). A survey of thoracic ultrasound and pleural procedures in the West Midlands. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 3093

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