Pleural effusions: role of commonly available investigations
Malignancy is the commonest cause of pleural effusion, followed by tuberculosis and pneumonia, in patients treated in a teaching hospital in Malaysia. The number of undetermined causes could be minimised with a combination of readily-available and established investigations.
Main Authors: | How, Soon Hin, Chin, S P, Zal, A. R., Liam, C K |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Singapore Medical Association
2006
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/29429/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29429/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29429/1/pleural_effusion_SMJ.pdf |
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