Sudden death in a young male with a recent pneumothorax: a case report

Geake, James B. and Ritchey, Donald M. and Burke, Jo and Halliday, Andrew and Wood-Baker, Richard and Maguire, Graeme

Source: Eur Respir Rev 2014; 23: 145-147
Journal Issue: March

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