Lung volume reduction surgery: What can we learn from the national emphysema treatment trial?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 571-573

  Russi, Erich W ^a   Bloch, K E ^a   Weder, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EMPHYSEMA; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG VOLUME; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORPHOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141962616     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00077503     Document Type: Editorial

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