Surgery for secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: risk factors for recurrence and morbidity.

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Published in Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg on May 14, 2013

Authors

Mitsuhiro Isaka1, Katsuyuki Asai, Norikazu Urabe

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Numazu City Hospital, Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. mi.isaka@scchr.jp

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