Persistent pure ground-glass opacity lung nodules ≥ 10 mm in diameter at CT scan: Histopathologic comparisons and prognostic implications

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Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1291-1299

  Lim, Hyun Ju ^a   Ahn, Soomin ^a   Lee, Kyung Soo ^a   Han, Joungho ^a   Shim, Young Mog ^a   Woo, Sookyoung ^b   Kim, Jae Hun ^a   Yie, Miyeon ^a   Lee, Ho Yun ^a   Yi, Chin A ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

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EID: 84882967877     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2987     Document Type: Article

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