Transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy for the diagnosis of localised pulmonary lesions: A meta-analysis

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 884-893

  Lacasse, Yves ^a   Wong, Eric ^b   Guyatt, Gordon H ^c   Cook, Deborah J ^c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coin lesion; Diagnosis; Lung neoplasms; Meta analysis; Needle biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 0032845082     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.10.884     Document Type: Article

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