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. 2012 May;1(1):47-50.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2012.04.05.

Learning curve associated with VATS lobectomy

René H Petersen  1 , Henrik J Hansen
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Learning curve associated with VATS lobectomy

René H Petersen et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 May.
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Figure 1
Number of VATS lobectomies performed in Copenhagen 1999 to 2011 and conversions in %
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