Esophageal endosonography in staging of lung tumors

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 266-270

  Meroni, Emanuele ^a,b   Potepan, Paolo ^a   Spagnoli, Ivo ^a   Spinelli, Pasquale ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Esophageal endosonography; Lung tumors; Staging

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345963131     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128594-199610000-00003     Document Type: Article

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