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01-09-2019 | Pneumothorax | Correspondence

The lung point, still a sign specific to pneumothorax

Authors: Joao Santos-Silva, Daniel Lichtenstein, Pieter R. Tuinman, Paul W. G. Elbers

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 9/2019

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Title: The lung point, still a sign specific to pneumothorax
Authors: Joao Santos-Silva
Daniel Lichtenstein
Pieter R. Tuinman
Paul W. G. Elbers
Publication date: 01-09-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax
Asbestosis
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 9/2019
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05677-z

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