Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 250-260 , July 2002

The pulmonologist's perspective regarding the solitary pulmonary nodule

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☆ Address reprint requests to Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, Associate Staff, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine/A90, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195.

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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 250-260 , July 2002

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