Surgeons' volume-outcome relationship for lobectomies and wedge resections for cancer using video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  David, Guy ^a   Gunnarsson, Candace L ^b   Moore, Matt ^c   Howington, John ^d   Miller, Daniel L ^e   Maddaus, Michael A ^f   McKenna, Robert Joseph ^g   Meyers, Bryan F ^h   Swanson, Scott J ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b S2 Statistical Solutions Inc   (United States)

^c ETHICON INC   (United States)

^d NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84873811575     PISSN: 20901445     EISSN: 20901453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/760292     Document Type: Article

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