Interpretation of transbronchial lung biopsies from lung transplant recipients: Inter- and intraobserver agreement

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-77

  Stephenson, Anne ^a   Flint, Julia ^a   English, John ^a   Vedal, Sverre ^a   Fradet, Guy ^a   Chittock, Dean ^a   Levy, Robert D ^a,b  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Bristish Columbia Transplant Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute rejection; Lung transplantation; Transbronchial biospy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 17644393159     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/483172     Document Type: Article

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