Residual pleural thickening is related to vascular endothelial growth factor levels in parapneumonic pleural effusions.

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Published in Respiration on December 21, 2009

Authors

Andriana I Papaioannou1, Konstantinos Kostikas, Paschalina Tsopa, Theodoros Kiropoulos, Irene Tsilioni, Smaragda Oikonomidi, Irene Gerogianni, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Thessaly Medical School, Larissa, Greece.

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