Primary Carcinoma of the Lung
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چکیده
DURING the six-year period 1932 to 1937 there were thirty-five cases of primary carcinoma of the lung which came to autopsy from the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. It is felt that a clinico-pathological review of these cases may be of interest as representing an account of iocal experience. In some of the data, four addlitional cases are included which were discharged from hospital after the diagnosis hadi been established by biopsy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Ulster Medical Journal
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1938