Factors predictive of the failure of medical treatment in patients with pleural infection |
Kim, Sung-Kyoung
(Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kang, Chul Ung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Song, So Hyang (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Cho, Deog Gon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Cho, Kyu Do (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Kim, Chi Hong (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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