Survival duration among patients with lung cancer staged by bronchoscopic needle aspiration

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 96-101

  Harrow, Edward M ^b   Millard, Peter S ^a   Wight, Gregory ^a   Patterson, Judy ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Penobscot Respiratory   (United States)

Author keywords

BNA; Cancer; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Lung cancer; Prognosis; Staging; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003089712     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128594-199604000-00004     Document Type: Article

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