Relevance of training in transbronchial fine-needle aspiration technique

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-105

  De Castro, Felipe Rodríguez ^a   López, Fernando Díaz ^a   Serdà, Gabriel Julià ^a   López, Agustín Rey ^a   Gilart, Jordi Freixinet ^a   Navarro, Pedro Cabrera ^a  

^a Hospital Nuestra Senora del Pino   (Spain)

Author keywords

bronchogenic carcinoma staging; bronchoscopy; transbronchial needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031030530     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.1.103     Document Type: Article

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