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Bleomycin or talc still first choice for malignant pleural effusions?

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Bleomycin or talc still first choice for malignant pleural effusions?. Drugs Ther. Perspect 12, 8–11 (1998). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-199812090-00003

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