Surgical lung volume reduction in emphysema: How much for how long?

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Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 318-320

  Russi, E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032911743     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.2.318     Document Type: Editorial

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