Repair costs for endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopes

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-227

  Hergott, Christopher A ^a   MacEachern, Paul ^b   Stather, David R ^b   Tremblay, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Cost analysis; Endobronchial ultrasound; Interventional pulmonology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HILAR LYMPHADENOPATHY; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPHADENOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78449287056     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3181e77280     Document Type: Article

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