Short- and long-term results after lung volume reduction surgery

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 116-121

  Meyer, Keith C ^a,b   Cornwell, Richard D ^a   Love, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033817892     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200003000-00006     Document Type: Review

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