Editorial comment

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 770-771

  Sugarbaker, David J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DECORTICATION; HUMAN; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA CANCER; PLEURECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34047155637     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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