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Pediatric empyema thoracis — Role of conservative management

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chandigarh, India

    Prema Menon & Kln Rao

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

    G. R. Sethi & Anil K. Gupta

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Menon, P., Rao, K., Sethi, G.R. et al. Pediatric empyema thoracis — Role of conservative management. Indian Pediatr 51, 239–240 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-014-0365-4

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