Thoracoscopic lung volume reduction surgery reduces dyspnea and improves exercise capacity in patients with emphysema

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 60-67

  Keller, Cesar A ^a,b   Ruppel, Gregg ^a   Hibbett, Alan ^a   Osterloh, Joan ^a   Naunheim, Keith S ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; EMPHYSEMA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030832268     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.1.9609101     Document Type: Article

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