Cystic fibrosis: When to refer for lung transplantation - Is the answer clear?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 12 I, 2002, Pages 1531-1532

  Noone, Peadar G ^a   Egan, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGISTER; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0037115238     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2209011     Document Type: Editorial

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