Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Australia and New Zealand. Six Years On: Registry Report

Chest

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1443-1450

  Munro, Prue E ^a,b   Bailey, Michael J ^a   Smith, Julian A ^a   Snell, Greg I ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Alfred ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Lung volume reduction; Outcomes assessment; Pulmonary emphysema; Registry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142042361     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.4.1443     Document Type: Article

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