An assessment of treatment decisions and patient outcomes in Pleural Service users based on age and performance status, at the Western General Hospital, in Edinburgh

A. Forster (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), A. Leitch (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Pleural disease: applying the evidence
Session: Pleural disease: applying the evidence
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3086

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