Role of pulmonary function in the detection of allograft dysfunction after heart-lung transplantation

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 643-647

  Van Muylem, Alain ^a   Mélot, Christian ^a   Antoine, Martine ^a   Knoop, Christiane ^a   Estenne, Marc ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Infection; Lung transplantation; Pulmonary function; Rejection

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; HELIUM; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TRANSFER FACTOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0030747255     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.7.643     Document Type: Article

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