Current screening programs for lung cancer – Are inclusion criteria too rigorous to identify asymptomatic patients?

A. Bugge, A. Naalsund, M. B. Lund (Oslo, Norway)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Epidemiology of lung cancer and screening
Session: Epidemiology of lung cancer and screening
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2743

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A. Bugge, A. Naalsund, M. B. Lund (Oslo, Norway). Current screening programs for lung cancer – Are inclusion criteria too rigorous to identify asymptomatic patients?. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 2743

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