Interventional pulmonology competency standards: The time is now

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Lund, Mark E ^a  

^a St Mary's Regional Med Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STENT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33645107295     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: 15367959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.lab.0000200008.74858.54     Document Type: Editorial

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