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Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach - Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach
The complexity of decision making in thoracic surgery is growing exponentially. As new technology is introduced, physicians from nonsurgical specialties offer alternative and competing therapies for what was once the exclusive province of the thoracic surgeon.
808 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, 110 black & white tables, biograp
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 23, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781447171249 |
| Publishers | Springer London Ltd |
| Pages | 787 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 45 mm · 1.17 kg |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Ferguson, Mark K. |
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