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Revisiting intrapleural fibrinolysis in empyema
  1. Andrew Fester
  1. Correspondence toAndrew Thomas Fester, University College London, Kamsahd, The Avenue, Sleights, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 5BS, UK; a.fester{at}ucl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201045

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