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. 1955 Nov;17(5):271–290.

The Treatment of Chronic Pleural Empyema

Hunterian Lecture delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 28th July 1955

Frederick G Kergin

PMCID: PMC2377933 PMID: 13275884

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