Effect of lung-volume-reduction surgery in patients with severe emphysema

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 239-245

  Geddes, Duncan ^a   Davies, Michael ^a   Koyama, Hiroshi ^a   Hansell, David ^a   Pastorino, Ugo ^a   Pepper, John ^a   Agent, Penny ^a   Cullinan, Paul ^a   Macneill, Stephanie J ^a   Goldstraw, Peter ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; EMPHYSEMA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; PNEUMONECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0034721256     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200007273430402     Document Type: Article

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