Lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An exercise in quality rather than quantity?

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Corris, Paul A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COR PULMONALE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EMPHYSEMA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032780734     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.2008.s24     Document Type: Short Survey

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