Bilateral pneumectomy (volume reduction) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 106-119

  Cooper, J D ^a   Trulock, E P ^a   Triantafillou, A N ^a   Patterson, G A ^a   Pohl, M S ^a   Deloney, P A ^a   Sundaresan, R S ^a   Roper, C L ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIROMETRY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PNEUMONECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0028852357     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70426-4     Document Type: Article

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