Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes for lung cancer staging: A projected cost analysis

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-

  Callister, M E J ^a   Gill, A ^a   Allott, W ^a   Plant, P K ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND GUIDED TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION; HOSPITAL COST; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 41849140856     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.090308     Document Type: Letter

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