Cystic fibrosis: When to consider lung transplantation?

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1159-1161

  Flume, P A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EDITORIAL; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031925959     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.5.1159     Document Type: Editorial

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