F-081VARIABILITY IN LENGTH OF STAY AFTER UNCOMPLICATED PULMONARY LOBECTOMY: IS THERE AN OPTIMAL LENGTH OF STAY?
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1569-9285,1569-9293
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivv204.81