Radiological, bronchoscopic and histopathologic characteristics of patients with primary lung cancer in Turkey (2006-2009)

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1947-1952

  Sahin, Fusun ^a   Yildiz, Pinar ^a  

^a Department of Pulmonology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Histopathology; Lung cancer; Radiology; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858147446     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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