A national survey of thoracic surgical practice in the UK

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 252-256

  Khan, I H ^a,b   Vaughan, R ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAPLER; SURGEON; THORAX SURGERY; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHEST TUBES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRAINAGE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PNEUMONECTOMY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURGICAL STAPLING; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0033030583     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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