Pulmonary metastasectomy: A common practice based on weak evidence

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 744-748

  Treasure, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefit analysis; Pulmonary metastasectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG SURGERY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PULMONARY METASTASECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36649002003     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X232198     Document Type: Article

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