Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy: Centers of Excellence or Excellence of Centers?

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-268

  Chin, Cynthia S ^a   Swanson, Scott J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONECTOMY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48449096145     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.04.001     Document Type: Review

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