Lung cancer screening with low-dose spiral computed tomography

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1015-1017

  Stephenson, S M ^a   Mech, K F ^a   Sardi, A ^a,b  

^a St Agnes Healthcare   (United States)

^b St Agnes Healthcare ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MARYLAND; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 33644871504     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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