Appropriateness of VATS and bedside thoracostomy talc pleurodesis as judged by a panel using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method (RAM)
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1569-9293
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.123919