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Key articles
British Thoracic Society. Guidelines: pleural disease. Jul 2023 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: intensive care unit patients. 2020 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: rib fractures. 2018 [internet publication].Full text
British Thoracic Society. Clinical statements: pleural procedures. Jul 2023 [internet publication].Full text
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