Is a smaller resection a smaller operation?

Chest

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 481-482

  Lynch, James E ^a   Zwischenberger, Joseph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 79952227368     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-1610     Document Type: Editorial

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