An alternative to lung transplantation

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 357-358

  Cohen, Gordon ^a   Saglani, Sejal ^a   Dinwiddie, Robert ^a   Webb, Michael ^b   Jaff́e, Adam ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung transplantation; Lung volume; Obliterative bronchiolitis; Reduction surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CHILD; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PNEUMONECTOMY;

EID: 0141631809     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10355     Document Type: Article

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