Is the pleural fluid transudate or exudate? A revisit of the diagnostic criteria

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Thorax

• Publication date

  2001-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1136/thorax.56.11.867PMID 11641512PMCID PMC1745948
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