Diagnosis of lung cancer: A bronchoscopist's perspective

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-18

  Griffin, John P ^a   Zaman, Muhammad K ^a   Niell, Harvey B ^b   Tolley, Elizabeth A ^c   Cole, F Hammond ^d   Weiman, Darryl S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Medical Service   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostatistics; Cytology histology; Epidemiology; Fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Lung cancer diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE SECTION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION; TRANSTHORACIC BIOPSY;

EID: 84856889635     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3182425b5d     Document Type: Review

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