Duration of the diagnostic process for lung cancer versus other solid tumors at the National Oncology Institute of Ecuador;Duración de la valoración diagnóstica del cáncer de pulmón frente a otros tumores sólidos en el Instituto Oncológico Nacional de Ecuador

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 167-170

  Freire, A X ^a   Benitez S ^b   Briones, K ^b   Freire, N V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Inst Oncol Nac Dr J T Marengo   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diagnosis; Lung

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECUADOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; PATHOLOGY; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 0037676061     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13045950     Document Type: Article

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