Medical thoracoscopy: Experiences in Siriraj Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages

  Tscheikuna, Jamsak ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Medical thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG NODULE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; THAILAND; THORACOSCOPY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PLEURISY; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 33846679349     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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