Characteristics of patients with parapneumonic effusion according to the classification of the American college of chest physicians

C. Lucena, J. Sellares, C. Cilloniz, E. Polverino, J. A. Riesco, M. Ortega, M. A. Marcos, J. Mensa, A. Torres (Barcelona, Bunyola, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Complications of respiratory infections: impact of comorbidities and infections caused by Aspergillus
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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