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Oct 2021
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35 - The Curious Laterality of Catamenia...

THE CURIOUS CLINICIANS
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This week, The Curious Clinicians investigate the curious laterality of catamenial pneumothoraces. Why do they almost always arise on the right side of the chest?

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