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Chronic haemothorax: an important cause of pleural effusion

David K Z Ching1, Edward T H Fysh1,2,3

  • 1Department of Respiratory Medicine St John of God Midland Hospitals Midland WA Australia.

Respirology Case Reports
|May 12, 2021
PubMed

Keywords:
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