Improving standards in flexible bronchoscopy for lung cancer

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 895-901

  Slade, M G ^a   Rahman, N M ^b   Stanton, A E ^d   Curry, L ^e   Slade, G C ^a   Clelland, C A ^c   Gleesone, F V ^b  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Carcinoma nonsmall cell lung; Lung neoplasms; Quality assurance healthcare; Small cell lung carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA;

EID: 79953724890     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00097110     Document Type: Article

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