Endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration and lung cancer

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-

  Medford, Andrew R L ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; COST CONTROL; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; METASTASIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION;

EID: 70349646753     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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