Pleural fluid MDA and serum-effusion albumin gradient in pleural effusion
β Scribed by Manaswini Mangaraj; S. Kumari; R. Nanda; M. R. Pattnaik; P. C. Mohapatra
- Book ID
- 107646725
- Publisher
- Association of Clinical Biochemistry of India
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0970-1915
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