Video-assisted thoracic surgery

Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1535-1549

  Schuchert, Matthew J ^a   Luketich, James D ^a,b   Fernando, Hiran C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 77957734298     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-68113-9_74     Document Type: Chapter

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