Lung volume reduction surgery update

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 975-977

  Gelb, Arthur F ^a,b   McKenna Jr , Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cedars Sinai Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG LOBE; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037388872     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.4.975     Document Type: Editorial

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