Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 529-532

  Snell, Gregory I ^a   Solin, Peter ^a   Chin, Weng ^a   Rabinov, Marc ^a   Williams, Trevor J ^a   Esmore, Donald S ^a   Smith, Julian A ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DUODENUM PERFORATION; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SPUTUM; STAPLER; STERNOTOMY; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0030867065     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138873.x     Document Type: Article

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