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Diaphragmatic hernia: an unexpected cause of pseudopleural effusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2015

Eeling Goh
Eeling Goh*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, 378 Alexandra Road, Singapore 159964; Ee_Ling_GOH@juronghealth.com.sg

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Keywords

diaphragmatic herniadyspneapleural effusion
Type
Knowledge To Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 16 , Issue 5 , September 2014 , pp. 411 - 412
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2014

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