Scottish national bronchoscopy audit: A prospective multicentre study of 3316 cases against agreed standards

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 511-515

  McLean, Alan N ^a,b,c   Graham Douglas, J ^a,b,c  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c INVERCLYDE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Bronchoscopy; Histology; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STANDARD;

EID: 0342368716     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.1999.0773     Document Type: Article

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