Abnormalities of pulmonary diffusion capacity in long-term survivors after kidney transplantation

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 639-644

  Ewert, Ralf ^a   Opitz, Christian ^b   Wensel, Roland ^c   Dandel, Michael ^c   Mutze, Sven ^d   Reinke, Petra ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b DRK Kliniken   (United Kingdom)

^c Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin   (United Kingdom)

^d Klinik für Röntgendiagnostik   (Netherlands)

^e Medizinische Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT; Diffusion capacity; Kidney transplantation; Long term follow up; Pulmonary function test; Pulmonary interstitial changes

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TRANSFER FACTOR; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036039796     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.2.639     Document Type: Article

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