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Editorial
. 2007 Feb;62(2):105-6.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.061309.

Screening for lung cancer: yet another problem

Stephen G Spiro
Editorial

Screening for lung cancer: yet another problem

Stephen G Spiro. Thorax. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

Implementation of a mass screening programme for lung cancer

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