Postoperative morbidity, mortality, and survival in lung cancer associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
β Scribed by Hidenori Kawasaki; Kanji Nagai; Junji Yoshida; Mitsuyo Nishimura; Yutaka Nishiwaki
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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