Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in heart-lung transplantation: Surveillance biopsies

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1705-1710

  Tamm, Michael ^b   Sharples, Linda D ^a   Higenbottam, Timothy W ^b   Stewart, Susan ^b   Wallwork, John ^b  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030981615     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.5.9154880     Document Type: Article

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