Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2007

E(B)US-Guided Pulmonary Interventions

  • Jouke T. Annema, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jouke Annema, MD, PhD, Department of Pulmonology C3 P, Albinusdreef 2, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2006.11.012

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2007

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