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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;11(Suppl 3):S311-S314.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.14.

The multidisciplinary lung cancer team meeting: increasing evidence that it should be considered a medical intervention in its own right

Chris Dickhoff  1   2 , Max Dahele  3
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Editorial

The multidisciplinary lung cancer team meeting: increasing evidence that it should be considered a medical intervention in its own right

Chris Dickhoff et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: M Dahele receives research funding from Varian Medical Systems. C Dickhoff has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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