Long-term outcome after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 523-528

  Archibald, Carol J ^a,b   Auger, William R ^a   Fedullo, Peter F ^a   Channick, Richard N ^a   Kerr, Kim M ^a   Jamieson, Stuart W ^a   Kapelanski, David P ^a   Watt, Constance N ^a   Moser, Kenneth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032771122     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.9808109     Document Type: Article

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