Increasing the need for upfront surgery: accurate physiological assessment

C. Bolliger (Cape Town, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Selection criteria in lung cancer surgery: what really changed?
Session: Selection criteria in lung cancer surgery: what really changed?
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