The need for lung transplantation in The Netherlands

Transplant International

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 457-461

  Geertsma, Albert ^a   Ten Vergert, Elisabeth M ^a   De Boer, Wim J ^a   Van Der Bij, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lung transplantation, needs assessment; Needs assessment, lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0030732725     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001470050086     Document Type: Article

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