Role of flexible-bronchoscopy in community-acquired pneumonia – A retrospective analysis

Joana Filipa Clemente Duarte (Entroncamento, Portugal), Joana Filipa Clemente Duarte, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, António Jorge Ferreira

Source: International Congress 2016 – Community-acquired pneumonia: risk classes and management issues
Session: Community-acquired pneumonia: risk classes and management issues
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2584
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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