Risk and benefit: The eternal Yin and Yang of thoracic surgery

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 929-930

  Little, Alex G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX SURGERY;

HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YIN-YANG;

EID: 36049050428     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.082982     Document Type: Editorial

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