Variation in experts' beliefs about lung cancer growth, progression, and prognosis

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 422-426

  Schultz, Ellen M ^a,d   Silvestri, Gerard A ^b   Gould, Michael K ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coin lesion; Delphi technique; Disease progression; Lung neoplasms; Pulmonary; Survival; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 41749089388     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318167146b     Document Type: Article

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