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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 74, 2019 - Issue 3
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Case Report

Pneumomediastinum revisited: we should reconsider usual classification

Melanie DechampsEmergency Department, Ghent University Hospital, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium;Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Saint Luc University Hospital, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lieven De SmedtEmergency Department, Ghent University Hospital, University of Ghent, Ghent, BelgiumORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0110-4533
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Said Hachimi IdrissiEmergency Department, Ghent University Hospital, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Pages 211-214 | Published online: 21 May 2018

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