Lobectomy improves ventilatory function in selected patients with severe COPD

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 898-902

  Korst, Robert J ^a   Ginsberg, Robert J ^a   Ailawadi, Maneesh ^a   Bains, Manjit S ^a   Downey Jr , Robert J ^a   Rusch, Valerie W ^a   Stover, Diane ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032168327     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00697-3     Document Type: Article

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