The impact of the introduction of an endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration program on teaching of conventional bronchoscopic sampling techniques in an academic institution

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 255-

  Kennedy, Marcus P ^a   O'Callaghan, Mary P ^a   McCarthy, Julie ^a   Henry, Mike ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84881137511     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201212-2296LE     Document Type: Letter

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