Lung cancer guideliness: Why do we need them?

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 36-37

  O'Connell, Finbarr ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LUNG CANCER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LUNG TUMOR; MEDICAL SOCIETY;

HUMANS; IRELAND; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 2642532930     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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