Reproducibility and reliability of pleural fluid cytokine measurements.

نویسندگان

  • S Bielsa
  • H E Davies
  • R J O Davies
  • A Taylor
  • Y C G Lee
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The European respiratory journal

دوره 34 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009