Thoracoscopy and video-assisted thoracic surgery

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 256-258

  Yim, Anthony P C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA TUMOR; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

CLINICAL TRIALS; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURAL DISEASES; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0033162306     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-199907000-00014     Document Type: Article

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