Evaluation and management of the solitary pulmonary nodule

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 782-787

  Ost, David ^a   Fein, Alan ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033825783     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.3.9812152     Document Type: Review

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