Pre-operative pulmonary evaluation of lung cancer patients: a review of the literature

van Tilburg P. M. B., Stam H., Hoogsteden H. C., van Klaveren R. J.

Source: Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 1206-1215
Journal Issue: May

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