Lung cancer

International Encyclopedia of Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 147-156

  O'Callaghan, D S ^a   O'Connell, F ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Carcinogen; Chemotherapy; Computed tomography; Epidemiology; Mortality; Non small cell lung cancer; Radon; Screening; Small cell lung cancer; Smoking; Staging; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879128819     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00253-7     Document Type: Chapter

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