Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 64-70.e1 , January 2010

Implementation of endoscopic ultrasound for lung cancer staging

Presented in part at Digestive Disease Week, May 22, 2007, Chicago Illinois, European Respiratory Society, September 16, 2007, Stockholm, Sweden, American Thoracic Society, May 20, 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and American Society of Clinical Oncology, May 20, 2008, Chicago, Illinois.

Received 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 15 July 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: Supported by a grant from The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (Zon-Mw), provided to Dr Annema and Dr Rabe. The current study was supported within an initiative of implementation programs aiming to investigate how methods with proven accuracy and cost-effectiveness could be implemented into clinical practice. Zon-Mw had no role in the design of the study, data collection, analysis, or reporting. All authors had full access to the data. All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

 If you would like to chat with an author of this article, you may contact Dr. Annema at j.t.annema@lumc.nl.

PII: S0016-5107(09)02269-X

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.07.027

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 64-70.e1 , January 2010

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