Primary Operative Management for pediatric Empyema
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Pediatric empyema thoracis--role of conservative management.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2007.10