Multidisciplinary Management of Lung Cancer: How to Test Its Efficacy?
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Multidisciplinary management of lung cancer: how to test its efficacy?
The multidisciplinary management of lung cancer has been universally accepted. In France, the multidisciplinary approach for cancer patients is established by law. However, the efficacy of this approach remains theoretical, given that no evaluation criteria have been made available and no previous reports have been published on the prospective follow-up of these patients. The Groupe d' Oncologi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1556-0864
DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e31802bff56