A randomized trial comparing lung-volume-reduction surgery with medical therapy for severe emphysema

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 348, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2059-2073

  Fishman, Alfred ^a   Martinez, Fernando ^b   Naunheim, Keith ^c   Piantadosi, Steven ^d,h   Wise, Robert ^d   Ries, Andrew ^e   Weinmann, Gail ^f   Wood, Douglas E ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Natl Heart Lung/Blood Institute   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^h NETT Coordinating Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPHYSEMA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038075468     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa030287     Document Type: Article

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