The effect of pleural adhesions on pediatric cystic fibrosis patients undergoing lung transplantation

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1136-1139

  Bremner, Ross M ^a  

^a Cardiothoracic Transplant Team   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLEURA DISEASE;

ADHESIONS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLEURAL DISEASES;

EID: 0035651402     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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