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Original Research

Factors associated with variations in the rate of referrals and microbiology of pleural infection

Maged Hassana Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Respiratory Medicine Department, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK;b Chest Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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John P Corcorana Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Respiratory Medicine Department, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UKView further author information
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Cyrus Daneshvara Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Respiratory Medicine Department, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0956-8674View further author information
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Pages 1165-1171 | Received 02 Apr 2020, Accepted 30 Jul 2020, Published online: 30 Aug 2020

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