Diagnostic value of follow-up transbronchial lung biopsy after lung rejection

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 460-463

  Aboyoun, Christina L ^a   Tamm, Michael ^a   Chhajed, Prashant N ^a   Hopkins, Peter ^a   Malouf, Monique A ^a   Rainer, Stephen ^a   Glanville, Allan R ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lung transplantation; Rejection; Transbronchial lung biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 0035422335     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.3.2011152     Document Type: Article

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