Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 11 , Pages 1583-1587 , November 2010

Treatment of haemothorax

  • Wim G. Boersma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Medical Centre Alkmaar, PO Box 501, 1800AM Alkmaar, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 72 548 2750; fax: +31 72 548 2167.
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  • Jos A. Stigt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Isala Klinieken Zwolle, The Netherlands
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  • Hans J.M. Smit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Alysis Healthcare Group, location Rijnstate, Ziekenhuis Arnhem, Netherlands

Received 14 December 2009 ,Accepted 9 August 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.08.006

Respiratory Medicine
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