Lung volume reduction for emphysema and the Canadian lung volume reduction surgery (CLVR) project

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-32

  Miller, John D ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emphysema; Lung volume reduction surgery; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STAPLER; STERNOTOMY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032954534     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1999/817812     Document Type: Article

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