Reduction pneumoplasty versus respiratory rehabilitation in severe emphysema: A randomized study

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 948-953

  Pompeo, Eugenio ^a   Marino, Mario ^b   Nofroni, Italo ^c   Matteucci, Giuseppe ^b   Mineo, Tommaso Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Servizio di Radiologia   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REDUCTION PNEUMOPLASTY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

AGED; EMPHYSEMA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 0033802507     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01646-5     Document Type: Article

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