Sonographic septation: a predictor of sequela of tuberculous pleurisy after treatment
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Yung-Fa Lai, MD; Mao-Chang Su, MD; Hsu-Huei Weng, MD, MPH, PhD; Jiun-Ting Wu, MD; Chien-Tung Chiu, MD 1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2 Department of Occupational Therapy, I-Shou University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 4 Department of Respiratory Care, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Chia-Yi, Taiwan. 5 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
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