Surveillance computed tomography after complete resection for non-small cell lung cancer: Results and costs

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 652-660

  Korst, Robert J ^a   Gold, Heather T ^a   Kent, Michael S ^a   Port, Jeffrey L ^a   Lee, Paul C ^a   Altorki, Nasser K ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICARE; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14644388170     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.10.033     Document Type: Article

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