Bronchial washing, bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial brush, and endobronchial biopsy

Introduction to Bronchoscopy

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 85-97

  Lamb, Carla ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84927115505     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511575334.010     Document Type: Chapter

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