The role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 829-832

  Yim, Anthony P C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

tuberculosis; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PLEURA BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030447833     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.3.829     Document Type: Article

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