Pleural effusions: role of commonly available investigations

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	How, Soon Hin, Chin, S P, Zal, A. R., Liam, C K
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore Medical Association 2006
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29429/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29429/1/pleural_effusion_SMJ.pdf

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