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Empyema in Adults and Children: Difference in Surgical Approaches, Report of 139 Cases

A. NadirDepartments of Thoracic Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
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M. KaptanogluDepartments of Thoracic Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.View further author information
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U. GonlugurDepartments of Chest Disease, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
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O. CevitDepartments of Paediatrics, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
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E. SahinDepartments of Thoracic Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
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I. AkkurtDepartments of Chest Disease, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
Pages 187-191 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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