Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration one defect away from perfect

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 265-

  Casoni, Gian Luca ^a   Gurioli, Carlo ^a   Ravaglia, Claudia ^a   Gurioli, Christian ^a   Poletti, Venerino ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; IRON; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPE; FRICTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION;

EID: 79960433437     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0117     Document Type: Letter

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