The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 1415-1421 , June 2009

Safety and efficacy of video-assisted versus conventional lung resection for lung cancer

  • Farhood Farjah, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Outcomes Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
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  • Douglas E. Wood, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • ,
  • Michael S. Mulligan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • ,
  • Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • ,
  • Patrick J. Heagerty, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • ,
  • Rebecca Gaston Symons, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Outcomes Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • ,
  • David R. Flum, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Outcomes Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: David R. Flum, MD, MPH, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific, Box 356410, Seattle, WA 98195-6310.

Received 19 May 2008 ,Revised 28 September 2008 ,Accepted 22 November 2008.

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 Dr Farjah was supported by a Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics Training Grant (T32 CA09168-30) and Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F32 CA130434-01) from the National Cancer Institute.

PII: S0022-5223(08)02049-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.035

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 1415-1421 , June 2009

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