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Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 939-940

  Goldstraw, Peter ^a   Rami Porta, Ramón ^b   Crowley, John ^c  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CARCINOID; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 68349084401     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181a76e42     Document Type: Editorial

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