The new lung cancer staging system: What does it mean?

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-244

  Burnett, R J ^a   Wood, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032959627     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1055-3207(18)30210-2     Document Type: Review

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