PDT in early central lung cancer

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 374-375

  Freitag, Lutz ^a  

^a LUNGENKLINIK HEMER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRIN;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOPLASTY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY;

EID: 34247855713     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.067892     Document Type: Editorial

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